A really simple bug with SSMS
If you’re a long time IT professional or an occasional user of high or even low tech software you’ll know...
2016-09-28
541 reads
Confessions of a Microsoft Addict
Splitting CSV strings in SQL 2016
Up until SQL Server 2016, we had to write our own functions to split a CSV string into a table...
2016-09-15 (first published: 2016-09-08)
2,741 reads
Join me and Kalen Delaney today for 24HOP
I’m excited to be monitoring Kalen’s session on concurrency. The session is today and is titled “Locking, Blocking, Versions: Concurrency...
2016-09-07
350 reads
When should I use a CTE?
If I had a dollar for every CTE solution to a simple query in the forums (pick any SQL forum), I’d...
2016-08-27
777 reads
I’m speaking at SQL Saturday 563 in Dallas
This will be my second time speaking at SQL Saturday in Dallas. My first was last year and it was...
2016-08-25
438 reads
I’m speaking at SQL Saturday 553 in Oklahoma City
This will be my first time speaking in Oklahoma on 8/27 in Oklahoma City. I’ve been to several customers there...
2016-08-16
515 reads
Using PowerShell to find Processor issues & more
One of the top three performance killers for SQL Server is lack of processing power. I’d say that it’s second...
2016-08-18 (first published: 2016-08-11)
2,152 reads
Inside the mind of a c# developer
I’ve been working with SQL Server for 18 years and over that long span I’ve seen a lot of different...
2016-08-10
626 reads
Off-Topic: Phone number spoofing. Why is this still a thing?
A bit of history
Long ago there were such things called diverters. The phone company used them so employees could dial...
2016-07-29
911 reads
SQL Server 2016 FK operator bug?
I recently read an a blog on MSDN that covered new features for the query optimizer in SQL Server 2016....
2016-07-29 (first published: 2016-07-25)
2,032 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
Forums
Admin Rights for Everyone
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Kerberos Authentication for Aurora PostgreSQL: Mapping AD Groups to Database Roles
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RegEx Functions I
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Question of the Day
RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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