Sorkin On Writing

I saw this write up about Aaron Sorkin and the writing on Newsroom just after posting Blogging-Write More and found...

The default autogrowth settings do NOT come from the Model database.

I recently saw a question about How to inherit autogrowth settings. They commented that while the new database GUI seemed...

Video: Designing Stored Procedure Solutions

My new session for 2014, “Designing Stored Procedure Solutions”, is now up on the Sessions page: abstract, video, and code!...

Why Can't I Reinitialize My Subscriber?

I recently had a colleague request help with a replication problem he was having with a client.  The client was...

PROBLEM - ERROR EXECUTING SSIS PACKAGE FROM SQL JOB. Error Message would be something like this - failed to load xml file...

SOLUTION...

SQL Agent Error During Windows Failover Cluster Setup

Problem: You had just finished up installing cluster setup in your Primary node. After verifying your setup is complete and...

When issue is not exactly "issue"

In last release of SQL Code Guard (2.4.5222) I've added few issues which can cause confusion.Eg - ST012 "Consider using temporary table instead of...

New Permissions in SQL Server 2014: IMPERSONATE ANY LOGIN, SELECT ALL USER SECURABLES, CONNECT ANY DATABASE and the old CONTROL SERVER

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SQL Server 2014 bringt insgesamt 5 neue Berechtigungen. Zwei von diesen sind auf Datenbank-Ebene und nur in der Windows...

DAX #1 – Learning DAX

I recently attended a virtual training of Tabular and Power Pivot for Developers taught by Kathy Vick at Pragmatic Works....

Friday Followup For April 25, 2014

It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re...