Restarting SQL Server using a Batch Script
In a previous post, I showed you how one could Restart, Stop and Start the services for an instance of...
2010-08-29
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BrianKMcDonald
Restarting SQL Server using the GUI
Sometimes you may need to restart your instance of SQL Server. You should rarely do this on Production boxes, but...
2010-08-29
488 reads
Jax Code Camp - My Presentation and Projects
First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who attended my presentation today. It got off to a late start due...
2010-08-28
421 reads
How Many Columns In Table and Which Have Identity Columns
I recently had to find a way to look up how many columns were in a table and which of...
2010-08-20
428 reads
JSSUG Tomorrow Night - 8/18/2010
I heard a little birdy cherping and it looks like there is going to be a great give away tomorrow...
2010-08-18
552 reads
When Did I Install SQL Server?
While getting prepared for an upcoming presentation, I remembered that I installed the November CTP trial on the machine that...
2010-08-18
450 reads
Forgetful Fred and SQL Server Management Studio
Scott Gleason just posted a blog yesterday that showed an awesome new tool that people can create little animated videos....
2010-08-15
371 reads
Pesky Protected Mode
How many of you keep falling for this one…You open up Report Manager for a user that you know you...
2010-07-29
1,474 reads
Commenting TSQL Scripts
If you have ever searched for “commenting in TSQL” scripts, I am sure that you’ve found hundreds or maybe even...
2010-07-29
1,755 reads
What Indexes are on My Table!
In this quick blog, I want to show you one way of how to find out what indexes you have on a table...
2010-07-29
483 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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