Forcing network protocol to connect SQL server
Whenever there is a network issue or a SQL server browser issue we might need to connect SQL server in different...
2012-08-09
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Blog Posts
How to prevent ‘Select *’ : The elegant way
UPDATE 2012-09-12 For my latest adventures with TSQL Parsers please see this post.
I’ve been doing a lot of work with the...
2012-08-09
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Lenovo’s Cancellation Policy is not consumer-friendly
I recently placed an order for a ThinkPad W530 from Lenovo. One day before the estimated shipping date, I noticed...
2012-08-09
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Nacho Mama’s Training Class
That is what I wanted to name the new training series that we developed at my employer, Perpetual Technologies (PTI.net)....
2012-08-09
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Service pack Native Client, SQL XML4 and VSSWriter failed
One of my client accidentally executed a 32 bit service pack on a 64 bit SQL Server, the service Pack...
2012-08-09
1,542 reads
SQL Server : Implementation of Table Valued Parameter (TVP)
Some time there will be situation in application , where a
grid is populated with data and user has option to edit...
2012-08-09 (first published: 2012-08-01)
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SQLSaturday 159 - KC Can Sure Throw a SQL Saturday!
This past weekend was SQLSaturday159 - Kansas City. I drove down with my wife and our sons (2 years old and...
2012-08-09
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Using a Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) on SQL Server
Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) allows administrators emergency access to SQL Server via SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or via command...
2012-08-09
1,486 reads
Working With Compliance
Most larger and all publicly held companies will have some sort of compliance team – often a few varieties, ranging from...
2012-08-09
574 reads
Cost Savings and Backup Compression
Let me set the scene, one of our internal IT SQL Servers which stores a whole host of performance metrics...
2012-08-08
1,839 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
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....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Analysis Services Model w/ Direct Query and (Default Veritpaq)
Analysis Services (either the integrated workspace in Power BI or on a SQL Server)...
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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