SQL Server +0 and -0
This is a very interesting error happened in one of my clients’ databases. Their database has been running for at...
2013-04-30
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SQL Saturday #198 Feb 16, 2013
SQL Saturday 198, http://www.sqlsaturday.com/198/ ; is coming to Vancouver Feb 16 this year. As of now, 56 sessions are collected from...
2013-01-09
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NULL Values Impact the Performance of MAX() and MIN()
We know that we need to take special attention about NULL values while writing queries because they may lead us into...
2012-12-26
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Inserted and Deleted are One Table?
Inserted and deleted tables are 2 pseudo tables preseting the before and after images of modified rows. They can only...
2012-10-17
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Update with UPDLOCK
Do you think it’s a good idea to add UPDLOCK hint to the table which will be modified in an...
2012-10-10
1,457 reads
Have You Seen This Error?
location: AppendOnlyVerStoreMgr.cpp:776
Expression: 0
SPID: 64
Process ID: 4912
Description: Cannot locate version record and page is not allocated. Status = 3
Msg 3624, Level 20,...
2012-09-10
1,355 reads
Get Dependent Databases, Tables, Columns…
Quite often people need to write a new T-SQL application to replace an existing one for various reasons. For instance,...
2012-07-06 (first published: 2012-06-29)
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Locking Behavior – Foreign Keys
With Snapshot (read committed snapshot and snapshot isolation level) enabled, when data reading on a table takes place, if any...
2012-06-26
2,755 reads
Bug? Can’t Pass TVP to SQL Function Twice
I run into a bug recently with SQL Server 2012. I believe this exists in SQL Server 2008 as well....
2012-06-20
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DBCC WritePage
DBCC WritePage is a dangerous undocumented DBCC command. It’s useful in your sandbox to change data, crash objects, and do...
2011-11-23
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Blogs
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
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I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
Think Twice Before Enabling Fabric’s Inbound Network Protection
Fabric inbound network protection involves two tenant-level controls: Private Link and Block Public Internet...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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