Convert Local Datetime to UTC (pre-SQL Server 2016)
Recently I was working with a client who was still on SQL Server 2012. Support issues aside, there are some very useful T-SQL functions/clauses who didn’t exist in 2012,...
2022-02-17
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Blog Posts
Daily Coping 17 Feb 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-02-17
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SQL Saturday Colorado Springs 2022
In just over a month, SQL Saturday comes back to Colorado Springs. On Mar 19, SQL Saturday Colorado Springs 2022 is taking place at the local library. This is...
2022-02-17
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Checking accessibility in your day-to-day work
Last year I wrote a series of posts about accessibility as it relates to presentations, and one aspect which I didn’t cover is within the documents themselves. We create...
2022-02-16
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Daily Coping 16 Feb 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-02-16
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Data Thoughts – Renewing Microsoft Certifications
G’Day, I recently renewed one of my Azure Certifications, extending it by another year from the original expiry data. You can extend any certification that is about to expire...
2022-02-16 (first published: 2022-02-05)
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Key (Lookup) in SQL Server Key Lookup performance
Learn about SQL Server key lookup performance and how to improve the performance of key lookup queries.
2022-02-16
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SQL Server – Backing up the Tail of the Log
When a database gets corrupted or failure occurs, before restoring the database from the backups you've created, it is recommended to create a tail-log backup of the records that...
2022-02-16 (first published: 2022-02-07)
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Azure DB for MySQL – Replication
No doubt there will be a need for you to split off your analytical queries from the main database for performance reasons. If you have been following me in...
2022-02-15
29 reads
Daily Coping 15 Feb 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-02-15
19 reads
Blogs
Reading SQL Server File Headers with DBCC FILEHEADER
I’ve been doing a deep dive into SQL Server on-disk structures lately, and one...
T-SQL Tuesday #197 – An impactful session or two from a conference – RECAP
By DataOnWheels
Thanks to everyone who joined the blog party this month. I noticed three themes...
OpenClaw- Agentic Engineering
By Vinay Thakur
This week has training on AI – Cyber security experts – Omar Santos and...
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences V
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can generate values before an insert statement is executed?
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