Build a SQL Cluster Lab Part 4
You are going to create a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance in Part 4 of our series on how to build a SQL Cluster Lab. The FCI will only...
2019-11-18
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Blog Posts
DBA Myths: The system sessions are the ones with a session_id 50 or less
Anecdotally any session_id that’s 50 or less is going to be a system session and anything over 50 will be ... Continue reading
2019-11-18
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How to get the Active Directory user password policy values
Recently I have had to troubleshoot quite a bit of SQL login issues and often times the issue was with the users active directory user account.I was aware the...
2019-11-18
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SQLSaturday Orlando Notes – Room Location
We hold our event at a local college. The way it works is our contact tries to reserve ALL of the rooms in the building because we will end...
2019-11-18
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What SQL Server Agent Alerts Do I have setup?
I am in a situation where I have to incorporate SQL Server Agent alerts in my monitoring and alerting strategy.I needed a query (DMV) to get details on what...
2019-11-18 (first published: 2019-11-07)
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2019-11-16
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2019-11-16
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Getting Started with SQL Prompt 10
This week we released SQL Prompt 10, which is an exciting milestone for us. I remember when I discovered this little gem for Database Weekly and sent it over...
2019-11-15
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Rounding Out PASS Summit 2019
If you are like me, when certain events end, it is a bittersweet time. You’ve enjoyed your time with people you consider family, got to learn some new things...
2019-11-15 (first published: 2019-11-08)
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The Right Consultant Is Worth All The Money
Hiring consultants is like buying a new washing machine. In other words, you get what you pay for some times. A couple of months ago, my washer and dryer...
2019-11-15
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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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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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