TempDB configuration for people in a hurry
If you’ve ever had to play administrator to a SQL Server instance, you’ve probably had to deal with TempDB data or log files that have grown unexpectedly. I know...
2021-06-03
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Blog Posts
Use BCP to create a CSV (comma delimited) file from a table.
This is a pretty handy little tool in your arsenal. I’ve talked about using bcp to transfer data from one ... Continue reading
2021-06-03
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Creating a Symmetric Key–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. This is a series on working with the...
2021-06-02
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Daily Coping 2 Jun 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-06-02
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Testing for Specific Versions of TLS Protocols Using curl
Ever need to set your web server a specific protocol version of TLS for web servers and need a quick way to test that out to confirm? Let’s check...
2021-06-02 (first published: 2021-05-20)
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The curse of the blank page
Last week I wrote about recovering data after an unplanned outage, and this week I’m contemplating a thing that would be considered bad in those circumstances as well as...
2021-06-02
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Where are my SQL Server Errors?
Have you ever opened the SQL Server Error Log and wondered, “where are all the errors?” Digging through the Error Log to find what you need can be a...
2021-06-02 (first published: 2021-05-20)
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Daily Coping 1 Jun 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-06-01
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Moving Synapse Databases Between Subscriptions – Practical Guidance
One of the tasks, we often do with migration projects is move large volumes of data. Depending on how you are configured, you may need to do the migration...
2021-06-01
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A quick primer on binary and hexadecimal
A few years ago, I wrote that a CPU is “a hot mess of on-off switches.” There’s more to it than that when you get into the weeds of...
2021-05-31 (first published: 2021-05-19)
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Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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