CONCAT in SQL 2012

SQL Server 2012 introduces a brand new string function called CONCAT(). CONCAT() string function allows you to concatenate up to...

Great User Group Meeting Tuesday, Now on to Madison and SQL Saturday #118

Minnesota SQL Server User Group Meeting Review (4/17/12) First of all, I have to thank the awesome speakers who presented...

More IMPORTANT miscellaneous info

 
This is a first blog for this month, yes I was busy with Powershell quiz and some other personal stuff.

Okay,...

PowerShell: Using Exponents and Logs to Format Byte Sizes

In a recent Scripting Games event, I had to format some byte values into their most appropriate size according to...

script system object in resource database

When I troulbshooting the logshipping problem, I found many logshipping store procedure can not be found in the master or...

Spend two hours with me at #sqlsat107.

In just two days SQL Saturday 107 will be in full swing.  Tomorrow begins their precon with the infamous Kalen...

SQL Server 2012 Performance Test: Gap Detection

Next up on the SQL Server 2012 Performance testing circuit: Gap Detection. You know, where you find missing values from...

Tribal knowledge is no knowledge

I've run across several incidents in the last couple of months regarding something that is typically called "tribal knowledge." This is...

Using sys.dm_exec_requests to find a blocking chain and much more

As with every good DBA's toolbox, my blocking list query using sys.dm_exec_requests is evolving.

I've added the following features:

The query execution...

Welcome IIF() to SQL Server Family

IIF() function is new to SQL Server family of functions. It is a brand new logical function being introduced with SQL Server 2012 that allows you to perform IF..THEN..ELSE...