Analyzing CXPACKET waits
One of the most common wait types you will see on a SQL Server is the CXPACKET wait type.
This...
2014-04-09 (first published: 2014-04-04)
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Blog Posts
Dedicated Administrator Connection
By David Postlethwaite
At my presentation on SQL Server Management Studio at SQL Saturday in Exeter I promised to write some...
2014-04-09
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this isn’t thunderdome
When I received my first MVP award for SQL Server it was fairly abstract to me until I went to...
2014-04-09
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Vote for me at SQLBits
SQL Bits XII is coming this July to Telford in the UK and voting is underway for sessions. I’ve submitted...
2014-04-09
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Webcast Follow-Up: Introduction to Clustered Indexes and Heaps
Last month, I presented a session for Pragmatic WorksTraining on the T’s titled Introduction to Clustered Indexes and Heaps. I’d meant to...
2014-04-09
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[SQL Snacks Video] SQL Server Table Partitioning 101
I hope you’re hungry for another SQL Snack! In fact, this will be one of a series of snacks (dare...
2014-04-08
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Answer - Objective Question (How many Null values in an unique constraint can be inserted in SQL Server)
Question:- How many NULL value allowed in a column in which Unique constraint is defined in SQL Server?
Options:-
a) 1
b) 2
c) More...
2014-04-08
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Antivirus Exclusion Policy for SQL Server
Anti-virus & SQL Server on one system together are friends not enemies, if configured properly.
Anti-virus are very useful programs from security,...
2014-04-08
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Colorado SQL Events for April 2014
SQL Meetings are training events for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Please note that...
2014-04-08
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Curation and Performance
I’m trying out a new web site from Microsoft called Curah! that is all about curation. Curation is basically what...
2014-04-08
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
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The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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