Move the T-log file of the Mirror Database
On more than one occasion, I have run into a case where a large database with a large transaction log...
2012-04-02
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Move the T-log file of the Mirror Database
On more than one occasion, I have run into a case where a large database with a large transaction log was being mirrored. Then a hiccup comes along –...
2012-04-02
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Parallel Data Warehouse – Slowly Changing Dimension
Most of my day-to-day work is currently centered around Microsoft’s Massively Parallel Processing Appliance call PDW (Parallel Data Warehouse). Many...
2012-04-02
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Rebuilding System Databases
Today’s post is something I thought I would share as there is an awful lot of incorrect commands I have...
2012-04-02
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SQL Saturday #131 – Phoenix Schedule Posted
I got an email today from the SQL Saturday #131 crew with the schedule posted, showing me listed for two...
2012-04-02
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SQL Server 2012: SSAS enhancements
My previous blog, SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Details on the next version of SSAS, talked about the major new feature in...
2012-04-02
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SQL Server Log Backups
While presenting a session on Common Backup Problems both at SQL Saturday in Orange County and at SQL Connections in...
2012-04-02
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SSAS: Processing Cube Dimensions and Measures in SSMS
My co-worker showed me an easy way to process all SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)cube dimensions (or measures) from the...
2012-04-02
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Stress Thoughts-Part 5
Stress affects everyone, but it’s easy to forget that. Once you get sensitized to it, it’s amazing to pick up...
2012-04-02
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Unsupported Features in Excel Services SharePoint 2010
Between SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 there were many new features that were added or enhanced. There still remains a...
2012-04-02
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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