Attaching an MDF with no Log (AdventureWorks)
Attaching an MDF file without an LDF file can be a little tricky. I had to go through this recently...
2013-02-27
1,997 reads
Blog Posts
Finding SQL Server Installs Using Powershell
Old Dog, New Tricks
I’ve been writing tools for SQL Server for a lot of years. Some of these tools were...
2013-02-27
2,438 reads
It Is Your Fault
I earned my nickname. I’m proud of it. I am the Scary DBA. I don’t really like to advertise my...
2013-02-27
1,530 reads
Optimizing Protected Indexes (was Indexing Encrypted Data)
Why bother encrypting?
Riddle me this batman? Why bother to Encrypt?
As a SQL Server DBA I am primarily responsible for making...
2013-02-27
1,807 reads
Setting up an Internal Friendly URL
Note: This solution is not necessarily the best or most efficient solution in all cases. It is, however, very simple...
2013-02-27
3,300 reads
Thanks to my session attendees
To all of the wonderful attendees to both the VMware Partner Exchange SQL Server on VMware VBCA boot camp on...
2013-02-27
1,101 reads
We’re Live on the PowerScripting Podcast! (Thursday night, 02-28)
Your MidnightDBAs
Unusually, Sean and I will be guests on someone else’s podcast this week! Tune in live to our PowerScripting...
2013-02-27
1,272 reads
Windows 2012 for the DBA Setting Your Server to High Performance
Hello Dear Reader! I’ve been doing a lot of work with Windows Server 2012 lately. The interface is wildly different...
2013-02-27 (first published: 2013-02-20)
3,534 reads
A Month of PowerShell – Day 20 (Databases: Table-Valued Functions)
Welcome to Day 20 of my “A Month of PowerShell” series. This series will use the series landing page on...
2013-02-26 (first published: 2013-02-20)
2,761 reads
A Month of PowerShell – Day 26 (Changing Login Passwords)
Welcome to Day 26 of my “A Month of PowerShell” series. This series will use the series landing page on...
2013-02-26
1,302 reads
Blogs
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Creating a Simple and Flexible...
SQL Art, Part 3: Happy Easter Fun in SSMS
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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