I Will See You in Seattle!
A few weeks ago, I teased good news.
just got some good news. can't wait to share it
— Andy Levy (@ALevyInROC) July 20, 2018 One person hypothesized that I’m...
2018-08-14
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Cleaning up Query Store data after database restore
Query Store is a very powerful tool for performance tuning, if you are not using it already you should!! It...
2018-08-29 (first published: 2018-08-13)
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Measuring Query Execution Time: What Is Most Accurate
Probably the single most important factor when deciding which query to tune, or actively tuning a query, is how you...
2018-08-28 (first published: 2018-08-13)
2,749 reads
Employee Agreements & Contracts: Anti-Patterns (31 minute video)
When you take a new job in software engineering or in IT, within the paperwork there often lurks an employee agreement: a contract between you and your employer. In...
2018-08-13
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The New SQL Provision Dashboard
As much as I liked the ability to quickly and easily build development and test databases with SQL Provision, I...
2018-08-31 (first published: 2018-08-13)
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Top 5 Reasons You Should Be Excited About Power BI Composite Models
In July there were many exciting new features that were released to Power BI, but perhaps the most eagerly awaited...
2018-08-28 (first published: 2018-08-13)
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Fastest Way to Find Row Count of All Tables From All Databases in SQL Server
There are many times you as DBA or Developer needs to get all row count from all tables or row...
2018-08-13
8,300 reads
Warning: Expect Delays
Imagine you are driving somewhere – to work, to the mall, wherever – and you encounter a massive traffic jam. Wall-to-wall, bumper-to-bumper,...
2018-08-24 (first published: 2018-08-12)
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SQLSaturday Baton Rouge thank yous
Hello everyone who was at #SQLSatBR this year!We had a huge early morning wave of attendees this morning that inundated our sponsors just like a cooling rain inundated us in...
2018-08-12
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Database Protection in the Cloud Era
The Cloud is a fun and exciting place to be. Exciting as it may be, even in the cloud, protection...
2018-08-10
300 reads
Blogs
PASS Data Community Summit 2026
By Steve Jones
Yesterday was the first day of sessions at the PASS Data Community Summit (after...
T-SQLTuesday 204: Are blogs still relevant?
This month’s blogging party is hosted by Jeff Ianucci – his challenge is to...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? I Think They Still Are.
As for me, I'll keep writing whenever time permits. I don't expect every post...
Forums
Pay for Performance
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Switching Schemas I
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Enforcing Unique Customer Emails When Duplicates Already Exist
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Question of the Day
Switching Schemas I
I run this query:
SELECT s.name AS schemaname , o.name AS objectname FROM sys.objects o INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id WHERE o.name = 'Beer'I get one row back for an object named dbo.beer. There is an ETL schema and both of these are nonpartitioned tables. I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.beer switch TO etl.beerWhat happens? See possible answers