April 2014 – SQL Server Monthly Maintenance Checklist
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Make sure you start the month right by taking the time to make certain your SQL Server environment is...
2014-04-15 (first published: 2014-04-07)
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Blog Posts
Farewell Brook Ranne
For members of the SQL community in Orlando and Chicago you’ve probably heard that Brook Ranne died on March 29,...
2014-04-15
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MDX # 40 – CROSS JOIN does not return Cartesian product of two hierarchies from the same dimension
Correction
4/25/2014
Thanks to Chris Webb’s comment (see the comment section). I am making a correction on this blog.
The title of this...
2014-04-15
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Optional Parameters Causing Index Scans
Optional parameters in a stored procedure often lead to scans in the execution plan, reading through the entire table, even...
2014-04-15
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Overview of Published Articles – 2014Q1
Since I write at different places – this blog, Intense School and MSSQLTips.com - someone recently asked me if I could provide an...
2014-04-15
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Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) AU1 released
Microsoft’s PDW has seen a big boost in visibility and sales over the past year, and part of the reason...
2014-04-15
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PASS SQLSaturday Events: May 2014
PASS SQL Saturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Please...
2014-04-15
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Rounding versus truncating
Be careful when implicitly converting data types in T-SQL. Directly assigning 1.5 (either as a FLOAT or a NUMERIC) to...
2014-04-15
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SQL Server – Hide system objects in Object Explorer – SQL Server Management Studio
By default, SQL Server system objects are listed in Object Explorer in Management Studio. These system objects include system database,...
2014-04-15 (first published: 2014-04-07)
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SQL Server 2000 || Disable sa login
Question : How to disable sa user in SQL Server 2000?
Reason : Due to Security requirement of audit, We have to disable...
2014-04-15
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Blogs
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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