Keep It Simple Stupid
Some of us take days and weeks to write a blog, while others can take two minutes and write a great blog *cough* *cough* Denny (B|T). Why is that?...
2019-07-24
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Blog Posts
OUT OF SUPPORT: SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2
Welcome to this post, on SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2, both of these versions of SQL server will go out of extended support with Microsoft today! 9th July...
2019-07-24 (first published: 2019-07-09)
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Redis University
As if I don’t have enough to do, I started a data structures class at Redis University. Someone recommended this to me as another way a company has structured...
2019-07-24
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Weekly reading #22
A little bit late but it is here! It is Wednesday already and we are preparing for #DPS2019 which will be in August in Bangalore. Meanhwile I received another...
2019-07-24
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A simple powershell script to look up server hardware and OS information
This is a simple powershell script to query and display hardware and OS information from a remote computer.It uses CIM (Common Information Model) that is available since Powershell version...
2019-07-23
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Collecting Server Performance Metrics: Performance Monitor
Whether you’re a DBA/administrator looking to tune a server, planning for hardware updates, or looking to make a move to the cloud there are a few key performance metrics...
2019-07-23
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Introduction to SQL Server Execution Plans
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Part 1: Introduction to Execution Plans
Part 2: Overview of Statistics
Part 3: Reading an Execution Plan
Part 4: Commonly Troublesome Operators
Part 5: Troubleshooting Execution Plans
I nearly...
2019-07-23
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Introduction to SQL Server Execution Plans
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Part 1: Introduction to Execution Plans
Part 2: Overview of Statistics
Part 3: Reading an Execution Plan
Part 4: Commonly Troublesome Operators
Part 5: Troubleshooting Execution Plans
I nearly...
2019-07-23
15 reads
Introduction to SQL Server Execution Plans
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube! I nearly always use execution plans as the starting point for SQL query performance troubleshooting. In this multi-part series, I plan to review...
2019-07-23
203 reads
SELECT Expression Execution Order
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube! Today I want to share with you an interesting observation I made about SELECT expression execution order. I was working on writing a...
2019-07-23 (first published: 2019-07-09)
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
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Identity Defaults
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Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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