sp_updatestats Is Not Smart
No, I don’t mean the use of sp_updatestats is not smart. It’s a fine, quick mechanism for getting statistics updated...
2014-03-11
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Blog Posts
SQL Jobs – Complete Information – SQL 2000/2005/2008/R2
SQL Job details – The script can be executed across all SQL version from SQL 2000 onwards.
The below are the columns...
2014-03-11
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SQL Jobs – Complete Information – SQL 2000/2005/2008/R2
SQL Job details – The script can be executed across all SQL version from SQL 2000 onwards.
The below are the columns...
2014-03-11
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SQL Server – How to get last access/update time for a table
Modify date and create date for a table can be retrieved from sys.tables catalog view. When any structural changes are made the...
2014-03-11
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SQL Server – How to get last access/update time for a table
Modify date and create date for a table can be retrieved from sys.tables catalog view. When any structural changes are made the...
2014-03-11
7,744 reads
SQL Server – How to get last access/update time for a table
Modify date and create date for a table can be retrieved from sys.tables catalog view. When any structural changes are made the...
2014-03-11
165 reads
SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for March 2014
I made a couple of changes in the order of the queries this month and made some other small improvements...
2014-03-11
1,670 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #52 – Arguments
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday, this month hosted by Michael J Swart, our artistic DBA in the community. I love...
2014-03-11
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T-SQL Tuesday #52: Keep your head down!
It is T-SQL Tuesday again and this month we are taking the road less traveled. Michael J Swart (b/t) has...
2014-03-11
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Why worry about CXPACKET
Many people see CXPACKET at the top of their waits and start trying to fix it. I know this topic’s...
2014-03-11
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Blogs
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 ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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This Week's AI Trust Problem Became Everyone’s Problem
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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