Quick tip: sp_configure and sys.configurations
In order to query the configuration settings of a server you can run this sproc:
exec sp_configureOn a default install of...
2012-05-16
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Setting up transactional replication using T-SQL
Replication is one of the more complex of the SQL native “HA/DR” technologies. There are a lot of moving parts....
2012-05-15
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Working with bitwise data in SQL Server
I was working with a group of students on a design brief. The brief was to partially implement a database...
2012-05-10
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Locked out of SQL Server.
This is a very cool and useful tip if you find yourself locked out of the sysadmin role in sql...
2012-04-30
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SQL Server 2005 backups in a hung state because of full text search process
I came across an issue today where a backup process was in a blocked state with a wait type of...
2012-04-24
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Instant File Initialization Security Risk
A while ago I blogged about instant file initialization. A colleague of mine pointed out that there is a small...
2012-04-16
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Apply SP1 to SQL Server 2008R2 on active/active cluster.
While researching the steps required to service pack SQL Server on an active active cluster I came across a lot...
2012-04-16
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Comparing users and role memberships between two databases
The other day I was asked to restore a production database into a development environment and then check the database...
2012-03-21
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Is there an ISERROR equivalent in SS?
Hi everyone I have a SP that just failed. Format of SP is: Select...
Analyzing Tempdb Spills and Usage Across Recursive Queries
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Analyzing Tempdb Spills and Usage...
Question of the Day
Creating a new API in Data API Builder
If I run "dab init" to create a new API over a database, what parameters are required?
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