Why I’m Learning Git via the Command Line Interface
I’ve learned a bit about Git in the last year: I’m now quite comfortable creating and managing Git Repos in Azure DevOps. I frequently do demos with SQL Change...
2020-01-03
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Blog Posts
Ad Hoc Queries Disabled
This article takes a look at an error that may occur depending on your use of linked servers and the use of openrowset.
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2020-01-02 (first published: 2019-12-20)
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CPU custom module available for Inspector V2
If you need to keep track of CPU and are not fortunate enough to have a monitoring tool to keep hold of historical CPU usage then this module may...
2020-01-02
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Creative Database Naming
Every now and again, we as DBAs need to get away from the daily grind of the hum drum tasks. We need to find a way to have a...
2020-01-02
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Creative Database Naming
Every now and again, we as DBAs need to get away from the daily grind of the hum drum tasks. We need to find a way to have a...
2020-01-02
15 reads
Powershell : Desire State Configuration -DSC
Powershell in 2012, Powershell 4.x onwards introduced Desire State Configuration(DSC) which help to build the standard configuration/ process /template for your system state and can be use or maintain...
2020-01-02
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Prompt in ADS
Ever since VS Code and Azure Data Studio came out, people have been asking for SQL Prompt to port over. I’ve been right there with you, though unsure of...
2020-01-02 (first published: 2019-12-13)
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2019 in Review
What an incredible year it’s been. I kept thinking that I was busy, but I had no idea until I looked at the final numbers (I have a Power...
2020-01-01
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2019 Year in Review
As we open 2020 (and the house is still quiet on this New Year’s Morning), I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the past year.
Blogging 2019 was...
2020-01-01
Book Review: T-SQL Window Functions by Itzik Ben-Gan
A couple of years back Itzik Ben-Gan (the T-SQL guru) wrote the book Microsoft SQL Server 2012 High-Performance T-SQL Using Window Functions. It’s has been one of my most...
2020-01-01 (first published: 2019-12-19)
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Blogs
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
Solving SQL Server Mysteries with a Whole Gang of Sleuths -Scooby Dooing Episode 4
One thing I’ve always loved about the Scooby-Doo cartoon is that he never solved...
Forums
SQL Server 2025 Jobs
Hello SQL Server 2022 16.0.4212.1 running on a Windows Server 2025 Std,V 24H2, SO...
how to optimise whole database full of table and sp in one go using githubcopilo
i have subscription of github copilot which i can access in vs 2022 comunity...
Password Guidance
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Question of the Day
Using table variables in T-SQL
What happens if you run the following code in SQL Server 2022+?
declare @t1 table (id int); insert into @t1 (id) values (NULL), (1), (2), (3); select count(*) from @t1 where @t1.id is distinct from NULL;See possible answers