Junior DBAs - Where to start?
I personally would start with your local user groups. Getting to know people and networking may be your best bet...
2013-12-06
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DBA On The Go
Blocked processes: Quick Tips
Sometimes activity monitor just isn't fast enough. Maybe it's not telling you what a specific query is doing. Below is...
2013-12-05
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Ideal Working Conditions and Free Training Winner!
Contest Winner!
So last Monday I announced a giveaway that I think is a great gift to give away. Every Monday...
2013-12-04
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Testing labs
What sort of testing lab do you setup when you're testing things out? I hear see the world adventureworks almost...
2013-12-13 (first published: 2013-12-03)
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Index Rebuild Status Update And Giveaway!: Quick Tips
I have a Free 1-Month code to PluralSight. There's no catch or gimmick, If your comment is in this post,...
2013-12-02
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Free Friday: Training
There are a number of good sites that offer free training and free E-Books. The community around MS SQL is...
2013-11-29
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Decrypting Stored Procedures Thanksgiving Special:Quick Tips
Update: Thanks for your response Jon Gurgul! I have updated the files to reflect your updates. It's faster and cleaner...
2013-12-06 (first published: 2013-11-28)
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Wasted Space Per Database For Fill Factor: Quick Tip
As I keep looking for answers on Fill Factor... I keep finding interesting Metrics to look into. Looking my own...
2013-11-27
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Things I've Learned In Regards To Fill Factor:Quick Tips
I don't have much today... It's been a good week so far. I think I'm becoming a bit obsessed with...
2013-11-26
633 reads
Usage grouped by Database: Quick Tips
Quick script just to give you an idea of how your databases are being used. Mainly useful for exploring.
select db.name...
2013-11-25
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Blogs
No Shortcuts for the SQLCMD Batch Terminator: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was messing around with SQLCMD and I realized something I hadn’t known. I’ve...
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
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Question of the Day
Detecting Characters
I have a SQL Server 2022 English default installation on a server. I want to detect if there are any upper case characters in rows and I have this code:
SELECT CustomerNameID,
CustomerName
FROM dbo.CustomerName
WHERE CustomerName = LOWER(CustomerName)
Here is the sample data I am testing with:
CustomerNameID CustomerName 1 John Smith 2 Sarah Johnson 3 MICHAEL WILLIAMS 4 JENNIFER BROWN 5 david jones 6 emily davis 7 Robert Miller 8 LISA WILSON 9 christopher moore 10 Amanda TaylorHow many rows are returned? See possible answers