Query Stats
DBAs rarely use the full potential of sys.dm_exec_query_stats. It’s common to see the queries for looking at the most expensive...
2013-09-04 (first published: 2013-08-27)
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A Rickety Stairway to SQL Server Data Mining, Part 14.2: Writing a Bare Bones Plugin Algorithm
By Steve Bolton
…………As I’ve said many times throughout this series of amateur mistutorials, SQL Server Data Mining (SSDM) is one...
2013-09-02 (first published: 2013-08-26)
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SQL – Identify & Drop Duplicate Index
This post explains the simple steps to identify a duplicate indexes in all the databases. The duplicate index are more than...
2013-08-26
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SQL Saturday 223 OKC
This past weekend I made the relatively short (about 3 hours) trip to the Oklahoma City area to attend and...
2013-08-26
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Backup Your Certificate for TDE
If you’ve enabled TDE, you need to be sure you have a copy of the certificate that protects the Database...
2013-09-03 (first published: 2013-08-26)
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #46
It’s Monday, it’s time for weekly round-up #46. As an introduction, if you follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the...
2013-08-26
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Make the PASS Summit Work For Your Employer
It was pointed out to me that since PASS is such a huge networking event, any employer would be crazy...
2013-09-02 (first published: 2013-08-26)
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Cumulative Update – 9 for SQL Server 2012 RTM Is Now Available !
The 9th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 RTM is now available. Cumulative Update 9 contains all the hotfixes...
2013-08-26
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Bank Holiday Fun - DDL Trigger
Following on from my previous post on triggers, I had made a mental note to make sure I did a...
2013-08-30 (first published: 2013-08-26)
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SQL Server – Script to get Service Account for all local instances
Earlier on my blog I posted on How to get SQL Server Service Account using T-SQL. That works on a...
2013-08-26
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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