Database context and compatibility level
To add onto yesterday’s post about which cardinality estimator (CE) your query will use, there’s an additional complexity. This specifically...
2019-02-26
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Blog Posts
One Peril of Database Proliferation
By now many of us have upgraded from SQL Server 2008R2 and we’re on the “regular Cumulative Updates” train now. For the rest, it’ll (hopefully) happen soon. And since...
2019-02-26
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Quick tip: Speeding up deletes from SSIS execution log
If you have SQL Server Integration Services installed on your server, and you left the default configurations a table named...
2019-02-26 (first published: 2019-02-11)
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Searching Complex JSON Data
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Computed column indexes make querying JSON data fast and efficient, especially when the schema of the JSON data is the same throughout a table.
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2019-02-26
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Searching Complex JSON Data
Watch this week’s video on YouTubeComputed column indexes make querying JSON data fast and efficient, especially when the schema of...
2019-02-26
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Searching Complex JSON Data
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Computed column indexes make querying JSON data fast and efficient, especially when the schema of the JSON data is the same throughout a table.
It's...
2019-02-26
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The Reader’s Choice Awards are Taking Nominations
If you’re using products, you might want to nominate a vendor or product for a database tool that helps you....
2019-02-26
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Undercover TV – Sean McCown Joins Us For a Session on Beginning Powershell SMO
In this episode, Adrian looks at some of the new features of the Undercover Inspector1.3 and special guest, Sean McCown...
2019-02-26
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What Does the Undocumented UNCOMPRESS Function Do?
(last updated: 2019-02-26 @ 18:35 EST / 2019-02-26 @ 23:35 UTC )
IntelliSense in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) can be quite helpful. It...
2019-02-26
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Workload analysis with WorkloadTools
Last week I introduced WorkloadTools and promised additional posts to describe what it can do in more detail. So, here...
2019-02-26
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Blogs
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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