Vote for the Exceptional DBA of the Year
Starting today, you can vote for the 2010 Exceptional DBA of the Year. All of the nominations have been reviewed...
2010-06-23
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Blog Posts
Building a PASS Voting Solution – Part 4
We’re almost at the end of the SQL side of things, just needing to send out notifications/reminders. I was torn...
2010-06-22
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Declare Scalar Variable
Lately I have been going through a bunch of maintenance style scripts and fixing them. Along with fixing them, I...
2010-06-22
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Detecting and Reducing VLFs in SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 Transaction Log Files
One common, but often undetected issue that I see with SQL Server databases is a very high number of virtual...
2010-06-22
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MDX Puzzle #1
MDX Puzzle #1
Recently, I embarked on a mission to become proficient at writing MDX queries. This is a challenge, as...
2010-06-22
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SQL Saturday #28 (Baton Rouge) Announcements
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On August 14, 2010 at Louisiana State University SQL Saturday #28 will be held. ...
2010-06-22
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SQL Server 2008 R2 feature pack
Microsoft, has published things that can be very useful, in this case for the SQL Server users. They announced the...
2010-06-22
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The Power of Indexes
Time and time again I have run into the scenario where a developer who is moving into using databases is...
2010-06-22
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The Spring Event
I hope you’ve seen the note from Andy Warren (Blog | Twitter) on a PASS Spring Event, and there’s another writeup...
2010-06-22
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Who2 Article Published
I just had my second article published on June 14, 2010 at SQLServerCentral. I will be posting a follow-up to...
2010-06-22
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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