T-SQL Tuesday #051: Bets and Results
The line for this months TSQL Tuesday required wagers be made concerning the risks and bets that have either been...
2014-02-19
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Blog Posts
Using sys.dm_os_ring_buffers to Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues
I encountered an interesting question over on the MSDN forums concerning a poster that was reporting experiencing an issue whereby the “sa” account kept being locked out. In scenarios...
2014-02-19
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Using sys.dm_os_ring_buffers to Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues
I encountered an interesting question over on the MSDN forums concerning a poster that was reporting experiencing an issue whereby...
2014-02-19
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Windows 2012 for the SQL DBA: .NET 3.5 Fails to Install
Hello Dear Reader! I know it has been a while since last we spoke. Sorry for the long absence. I've...
2014-02-19
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Configure Kerberos for SQL with Virtual Accounts
At a conference recently I had someone ask how they would configure Kerberos for accounts that look like “NT Service\MSSQLServer”...
2014-02-18 (first published: 2014-02-10)
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Create Database Error "operating system error 112(There is not enough space on the disk.)"
I try to create database by generating script of another database, which was a huge Database. When I run the script below
USE [master]
GO
CREATE DATABASE [YourDB] ON PRIMARY
( NAME...
2014-02-18
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Data Scientist versus Data Engineer #datascience #bigdata #analytics
One of the main differences between a data scientist and a data engineer has to do with ETL versus DAD:
ETL...
2014-02-18
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Dealing with the mysterious “True” column in BIML
Recently I ran into the following error when compiling BIML into SSIS packages:
The message itself is not very revealing:
The data...
2014-02-18
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Hilux – @BBC #TopGear
May drives a modified Hilux to the rim of that unspellable Icelandic volcano that subsequently shut down Europe’s airspace
via Search...
2014-02-18
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PASS SQLSaturday Events: March 2014
PASS SQL Saturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Please...
2014-02-18
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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...
Forums
Partitioning a table with TEXTIMAGE_ON option
I have a table that ends in ON [PRIMARY] TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY]. I'm about to...
OUTER APPLY Fundamentals: Part 2
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Building Great Software
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Question of the Day
The Range of Customers
I have this data in the OrderHeader table in a SQL Server 2025 database (ordered by CustomerID ASC):
orderid orderdate customerid complete 3 2025-05-10 00:00:00.0002 1 21 2024-01-10 00:00:00.0003 1 15 2023-10-28 00:00:00.0004 1 13 2025-03-08 00:00:00.0006 1 11 2024-04-02 00:00:00.0007 1If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT * from dbo.OrderHeader where customerid between 3 and '6'See possible answers