Table Size and Missing FK Indexes
I am bringing an oldie back with another twist. I recently ran into the need to correlate information between a...
2012-03-14
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Blog Posts
Understanding the concept of SQL Server Failover Cluster
Before getting hands on experience in SQL server on failover cluster , I used to read many article about failover clustering. Unfortunately...
2012-03-14
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A Quick Introduction to Data Compression in SQL Server 2008
There is one thing every DBA knows with certainty, and that is that databases grow with time. MDFs grow, backups...
2012-03-13
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Command Prompt connectivity –U option
When you try to connect to sql server using isql/osql or sqlcmd there are two authentication you can use windows...
2012-03-13
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DBA supertech . Specialise or generalise?
Specialise or a generalise? It all depends on how you define these terms.
A SQL Server DBA may be considered to...
2012-03-13
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Houston Area SQL Server User Group Presentation
Thanks to everyone who attended my presentation “Scaling SQL Server to HUNDREDS of Terabytes” at HASSUG.
Here is the PowerPoint presentation: Scaling SQL...
2012-03-13
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Parsing T-SQL – The easy way
UPDATE 2012-09-12 : For my latest adventures with TSQL Parsers please see this post
Every once in a while, I hit an issue...
2012-03-13
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SQL Server 2012 Books
SQL Server 2012 was released to manufacturing last week, you can download it from MSDN if you have subscription or...
2012-03-13
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Synchronizing subscriptions in SQL Server Express
I was recently asked about synchronizing a Merge pull subscription in SQL Server Express using RMO, the lack of a...
2012-03-13 (first published: 2012-03-12)
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T-SQL Tuesday #028 - I'm a Jack of All Trades, and Proud of It
If I wasn't, would I have proposed the following topic for several speaking chances, including SQLRally?
Being a specialist means you're...
2012-03-13
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Blogs
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
Forums
SSMS 22 Latest Update Crashing
Hi all, I've just had to roll back my SSMS 22 version from 22.3.0,...
Transactional Replication setup issue
Hi! I've been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now trying...
The Power of Data and Privacy
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Power of Data and...
Question of the Day
What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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