Configuring Antivirus for SQL Servers
I've been on both sides of the debate with respect to whether or not to install antivirus software on a...
2011-02-24
3,389 reads
Blog Posts
I've Got A New Job
You've probably noticed I've been quiet on this blog lately, eeking out a post every other week on average. I've...
2011-02-24
1,524 reads
PASS in Five Years: It's about the Members
Andy Warren (blog | twitter) recently blogged about wanting input on What Should PASS Be? and I think it's a reasonable...
2011-02-24
1,500 reads
SQLskills Immersion Event on Internals and Performance – Day 3
Overview
Today was mostly about Table Design, Partitioning, with a little of Indexing. Partitioning is a big, complex topics with a...
2011-02-24
479 reads
Visualize Tech Skills
Is your area of responsibility starved for resources? Is it difficult to get a raise? If so, don't despair. You're...
2011-02-24
1,829 reads
Why knowledge of internals is required for DBA? here is a valid reason
I got a report from development team that section of BizTalk communicating with SQL Server to update status
is frequently...
2011-02-24
1,195 reads
Writing Better Queries Presentation Materials
I delivered a webcast for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter yesterday. It was called Tips & Tricks for Writing Better Queries. I really appreciated everyone who made the time...
2011-02-24
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Writing Better Queries Presentation Materials
I delivered a webcast for the PASS DBA Virtual Chapter yesterday. It was called Tips & Tricks for Writing Better Queries....
2011-02-24
748 reads
Emailing tempdb Query Results to Paul Randal with PowerShell
I was referred to someone on twitter today who wants to email query results without setting up database mail. I explained this in Post 6 of PowerShell Week at...
2011-02-23
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Emailing tempdb Query Results to Paul Randal with PowerShell
I was referred to someone on twitter today who wants to email query results without setting up database mail. I...
2011-02-23
1,951 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
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Escaping Strings
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Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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