I’ve recently encountered an issue that was difficult to resolve and I didn’t find the particular cause that was troubling...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2019-02-12)
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This is a quick and dirty method I often use when I want to make a change to multiple databases...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-06-26)
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In relation to the GDPR, I’ve recently been looking at the tools available within SQL Server to support auditing our...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-09-26)
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I mentioned in my previous post about manually updating statistics that you can specify whether they’re updated using a full...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-08-15)
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Unlike some other languages, T-SQL doesn’t have the concept of a constant.
As good coders, we’ve all at some point tried...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-10-10)
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I’m a big fan of using queries based on the dynamic management view sys.dm_exec_query_stats to capture the most resource hungry...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2017-11-01)
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As part of my job I manage a bunch of SQL instances for Development and Test.
Access is managed though Active...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-10-02)
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I manage a few servers used to host SQL Instances for development and test purposes. Each of those instances hosts...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2018-04-24)
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