SQL Server on steroids with RAM disk
I’ve faced pretty common situation recently – you need to work with huge data during development/testing. It’s good if you have...
2011-07-05
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Blog Posts
SQLDIY: Statistics Information Including Last Update
One of the most important aspects of keeping your system running well is updating and managing your statistics. Since the...
2011-07-05
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T-SQL Enhancement: EXECUTE WITH RESULT SETS
All developers know, that it is very important to encapsulate code in classes and methods to be able to reuse...
2011-07-05
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2011 SQL Server MVP Award
Thanks Microsoft for awarding me the MVP for SQL Server for the third year in a row. It’s a great...
2011-07-04
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How to re-create database quickly
I was running some database unit tests and needed to drop completely everyhing in my database. There are really many...
2011-07-04
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Listing Stored Procedures From Every Database
Recently I answered a question on AskSSC that I thought I would create a quick blog about. Someone had asked...
2011-07-04
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Select from a table with no rows returned.
G’day,
I recently ran into a nice feature that I had never encountered before.
Sometimes, when developing or administrating an unfamiliar table...
2011-07-04
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Wild West Day
One of the things I’m missing today is Wild West Day at Red Gate. It’s not just because I don’t...
2011-07-04
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Creating Icons Files
While working on a PowerPack for PowerGUI I needed to create a bunch of icon files from bitmaps files so...
2011-07-03
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Non-Convergence of Replicated Data
Brad McGehee over at SQL Aloha posted his July Question: What Do You Think are the Most Common DBA Pain...
2011-07-02
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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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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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