SQL Table variable and temporary table
Table variables and Temporary tables are used interchangeably – but they were designed for different purposes.
Temporary tables were designed for storage...
2011-12-01
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Blog Posts
The Blocked Process Report
A few days ago, one of my customers asked if there is a possibility to get a notification
from SQL Server...
2011-12-01
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Using NOLOCK hint
Use NOLOCK hint to avoid block - this is what I have often heard/see in many forums I participate, during local...
2011-12-01
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Buffer Size in SSIS
Behind the scenes in SSIS, the data flow engine uses a buffer-oriented architecture to efficiently load and manipulate datasets in...
2011-11-30
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Convince me to read books (WHERE LEN(argument)
While you wait for my awesome upcoming blog on data exception notification with SSRS, let’s pursue a whim of mine.
I...
2011-11-30
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Day 30: More Fatal Errors and BUGs
Day 30 More Fatal Errors and BUGs
For sql server 2000 and earlier you may get 5242 and 5243 corruption in...
2011-11-30
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DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 8
Part 1 of Question 8—The question.Part 2 of Question 8—The follow up to the question.This is a continuation of my...
2011-11-30
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December 2011 LV UG Meeting
The Holidays are upon us. It is time to take a break from the hustle and bustle and come out to participate in the local User Group for SQL...
2011-11-30
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December 2011 LV UG Meeting
The Holidays are upon us. It is time to take a break from the hustle and bustle and come out...
2011-11-30
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Download: Troubleshooting a day – Nov 2011
As I did for powershell a day Series Blog April 2011, consolidated the all months blog into one pdf file here....
2011-11-30
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Blogs
Experimenting with CHOOSE: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was looking over the CHOOSE() function while editing an article at SQL Server...
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
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SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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