Age calculation with SQL Server
There seem to be many different methods being suggested to calculate an age in SQLServer. Some are quite complex but...
2009-12-08
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Blog Posts
Are trivial plans cached?
It is sometimes said that trivial execution plans are not cached and queries that have such plans are compiled on...
2009-12-08
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ASK SQLServerCentral
We've had the ASK SQLServerCentral site up for a couple months now and while I see traffic continuing over there,...
2009-12-08
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Database Books
Well my theory on posting every week has been tested to the limit somewhat and I didn’t get anything written...
2009-12-08
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December Patches
I note these for Database Weekly, but I haven’t blogged about them. A mistake on my part.
The December patches from...
2009-12-08
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Fundamentals of Storage Systems – RAID and Hard Disk Reliability, Under the Covers
In the last RAID article we covered the basics. This is a little deeper dive into the underlying mechanics of...
2009-12-08
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Handling Inconvenient Requests
"You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people get what they...
2009-12-08
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Locking & Blocking
On the gridiron, two opposing teams are contending for one very limited resource, the football. One team has it; the...
2009-12-08
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Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008 Pre-reading List
Via Twitter, I stumbled upon a link to this newly updated pdf from Joseph Sack and David Ikeda who are...
2009-12-08
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PASS Editorial for December 9, 2009
I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role...
2009-12-08
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Backup to Immutable Storage
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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