Developer’s Life – Every Developer is a Spiderman
Originally posted on Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave:
I have to admit, Spiderman is my favorite superhero. The most...
2014-05-17
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Coffee and SQL
Data Collection in SQL Server
Problem : As a DBA, one of your primary job description is to handle management and administration of 1 or 100+...
2014-05-11
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That “Cannot Generate SSPI Context” headache
Problem : You have completed an SQL Server setup on a new instance. The setup is successful, you can connect locally...
2014-05-10
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Allowing your App team to run SQL Agent Jobs
Problem : In most of your projects, there is always that situation that the application team have that need to run...
2014-05-10
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SQL Agent Error During Windows Failover Cluster Setup
Problem: You had just finished up installing cluster setup in your Primary node. After verifying your setup is complete and...
2014-04-27
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Cumulative Update #16 for SQL Server 2008 SP3
Here’s a link for the download for the CU #16 for SQL2008 SP3 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlreleaseservices/archive/2014/03/17/cumulative-update-16-for-sql-server-2008-sp3.aspx. The post also includes all the previous...
2014-03-31
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Understanding CXPACKET wait stats in SQL Server
Understanding CXPACKET From the SQL BOL (Books on Line) CXPACKET is defined as Class Exchange Packet and “occurs when trying...
2014-01-21
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Understanding the Copy_Only option in Backups for SQL Server
The Copy_Only option is very useful in full backup scenario when you don’t want to break up the sequence of...
2014-01-08
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Reviewer #17 Database Replication in SQL Server 2012
Wow, my first article for the year 2014! Here’s to a blessed and fruitful year ahead for all of us...
2014-01-08
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HOW TO Set up TEST Environment for SQL SERVER 2014 CTP2 or SQL SERVER 2012 PART 2
Originally posted on SQL DBA learning curve:
Hi ALL, for setting up TEST env for Server 2012 and above refer to...
2013-12-24
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Resetting on the AI hype train
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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