Why Would a Delete Make My Database Grow?
Introduction
A while back I had a developer come to me complaining that every time they ran a large delete statement...
2010-06-01
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Blog Posts
Why Would a Delete Make My Database Grow?
A while back I had a developer come to me complaining that every time they ran a large delete statement on a certain database the delete would fail with...
2010-06-01
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June Question: What is your best advice for boosting index performance?
Post your responses to the above SQL Aloha Question of the Month in the comments section below (at www.bradmcgehee.com if...
2010-05-31
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Memorial Day
A holiday in the US, commemorating the men and women who have died in the service of our country.
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2010-05-31
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PASS Pre/Post Con Selections
One of my favorite people in the SQL community, Andy Leonard, posted a blog criticizing the selection process for the pre...
2010-05-31
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Taking A Medical Approach to Performance Troubleshooting
Taking a Medical Approach to Performance Troubleshooting
I find it difficult sometimes to explain to someone how to have a take...
2010-05-31
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Using the Data Viewer Intelligently in SSIS Data Flows
If you've ever needed to debug a fairly complex Data Flow, you've probably wanted to take a peek at what...
2010-05-31
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Are you a DBA? You might Be!
Are you a DBA? You might Be!
On Twitter, people do a lot more than gossip and post messages about mundane,...
2010-05-29
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"Troubleshooting Transaction Replication" Published In SQL Server Magazine
I've been published! My article Troubleshooting Transactional Replicationis featured in the June 2010 issue of SQL Server Magazine (subscription required...
2010-05-28
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Are You a Full-Time or Part-Time DBA?
I’m always trying to find out about the DBAs who visit my blog, as it helps me to better understand...
2010-05-28
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Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers