SQL Server 2008 Installation Fails to Start
Recently I have been installing a new SQL Server 2008 instance on Vmware vSphere based virtual server, the OS was...
2010-06-04
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Blog Posts
SQLIse A PowerShell SQL Server Query Tools Gets an Update
After the first release of SQLIse (“SQL Ice”)--a basic IDE for T-SQL that includes ability to edit, execute, parse, format...
2010-06-04
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TechEd Next Week
I’m flying out early Sunday morning, looking forward to four days at TechEd. It will be a break from the...
2010-06-04
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The Nature of the Database-Driven Developer
Bear with me as I wax philosophical for two sentences. Our societies are becoming more polarized with each passing day. ...
2010-06-03
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Catch Performance Issues Early!
I have posted this before elsewhere. However, due to the frequency in which I come across this, I feel it’s...
2010-06-03
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Daily SQL Server 2008 new Feature – Day 15
Every day for the next couple of weeks, I aim to highlight one of SQL Server 2008’s new features, simply...
2010-06-03
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Drive Space
I found a cool series of scripts from Jeremiah Peschka on getting disk space from SQL Server. They’re useful queries,...
2010-06-03
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List of indexes and Parallel queries
Today while being on forum found this information so though to blog for future reference. thanx Uri Dimant for sharing...
2010-06-03
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Notes about Server SSDs
Note: This isn’t a recommendation or endorsement, just notes from some research I’ve done. Please contact your vendor before making...
2010-06-03
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One more Fix Database Role in SQL Server
Fixed Database Rols are: db_ddladmin, db_owner, db_accessadmin, db_securityadmin, db_backupoperator, db_datawriter, db_datareader, db_denydatawriter, db_denydatareader + one more that is dbm_monitor.
This is...
2010-06-03
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Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
Forums
setting an ssis param dynamicaly when the sql agent job runs
hi i was hoping for a more elegant way of setting a pkg level...
Query compile/runtime issue
I have a plan which in sys.query_store_plan shows: Last_compile_start_time of 2026-04-23 00:13:00.7670000 +00:00 Last_execution_time...
Hiring: Financial SQL Systems Administrator
Fisher Phillips is looking for a Financial Systems Administrator to help support and improve our financial...
Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document II
I want to create a JSON document that contains data from this table:
TeamID TeamNameCity YearEstablished 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960If I run this code, what document(s) is/are returned?
SELECT json_objectagg( n.city : n.TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams n;See possible answers