Backup Master Database
The story came from a question someone asked me.
Does Master database support full recovery mode?
As I remembered, by default,...
2012-07-07
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Blog Posts
Basic SQL Interview Questions
We decided to add blog post that covers only basic SQL Interview questions and answers. The blog currently provides only...
2012-07-07
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Data Manipulation Language
In this blog post we describe what is Data Manipulation Language (DML) and include this article in our exam guide...
2012-07-07
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – sysconstraints
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-07-07
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – syscurconfigs
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-07-07
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MDX ClosingPeriod and PeriodsToDate
I’ve decided that the best way to spend a day of 104 degree weather is to sit inside and write...
2012-07-07
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Speaker Selection for SQLSaturday Orlando-Group #4
We’ve selected 10 speakers so far, today we bring it to a fabulous bakers dozen with three more – all based...
2012-07-07
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Find the size of Index in SQL Server
As we know, sp_spaceused gives the size of table and index but it gives the sum of size of all...
2012-07-06
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Get Dependent Databases, Tables, Columns…
Quite often people need to write a new T-SQL application to replace an existing one for various reasons. For instance,...
2012-07-06 (first published: 2012-06-29)
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IOPS verses Throughput – Measuring Performance of Your Storage
Working on a recent consulting job, I was asked to explain the difference in throughput, which is, measured in MB/s...
2012-07-06
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Blogs
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
PowerShell Newbie – Variables
By gbargsley
This is Week 2 of PowerShell Strikes Back – a four-week May series for...
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The Distance Metric
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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