How to move the MSDB database
First we need to know the name and file location of the MSDB database files. When you change the location, make...
2011-07-13
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Blog Posts
Make It Simple With Policy-Based Management
At work recently, I explained to a coworker the reasons and benefits of having databases in Simple mode in your...
2011-07-13
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Simple Database User-Access Security Validation & Granting Elevated Access Temporarily Using the Execute As Statement
If you ever want to validate what level of access a user has within a database OR wish to temporarily...
2011-07-13
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SQL Server Codename “Denali” CTP3 Resources
SQL Server codename “Denali” CTP3 has been released to the public after much anticipation. You may ask yourself, “What happened...
2011-07-13
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SSIS package taking forever to load when you open it?
When you open a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package in SSIS Designer or add components to a package, SSIS...
2011-07-13
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SSSOL July 2011 Reminder
This is just a quick note to remind anybody who may be interested of the upcoming Las Vegas User Group meeting. As I posted here, we will be learning...
2011-07-13
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SSSOL July 2011 Reminder
This is just a quick note to remind anybody who may be interested of the upcoming Las Vegas User Group...
2011-07-13
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We have a new contributor…
In order to keep the content fresh and the posts flowing here on my blog I have decided to publish...
2011-07-13
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Automating Web App Deployments with SSIS
This is just a quick note to let everyone know I’ve uploaded the project files from my Pragmatic Works webinar...
2011-07-12
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Copying parent-child rows and SQL Dependency Tracker
I was facing quite well-known issue today – I had to develop logic of duplicating (versioning) parent-child records. Because I was...
2011-07-12
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Blogs
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
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Five Intelligent Query Processing Features in SQL Server 2022 That Quietly Tune Your Workload
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Checking the Error Log I
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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