Rollback TRUNCATE TABLE statement
Whenever I ask a SQL candidate in an interview the difference between DELETE and TRUNCATE TABLE, the first answer I...
2012-08-06
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Blocking in SQL Server by SPID -2 (Orphan distributed transactions)
Blocking in in SQL Server by SPID -2 happens due to Orphan DTC transaction, for instance whenever a data source...
2012-08-06
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Jump start your SQL 2012 Certification for FREE
Hey all you proactive SQL junkies, want to jump start your SQL 2012 Certification? Or are you just here because...
2012-08-06
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How to Find Bad Page Splits
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I was working with a friend last week, doing SQL related teaching and tune ups. Earlier this week I had...
2012-08-06
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Learn to Use Books Online
One of the first questions I hear from folks wanting to grow in their Microsoft SQL Server DBA or database developer...
2012-08-06
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The first record on data page.
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I had a recent conversation about data pages. There was some debate about the location of the first record on...
2012-08-06
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Recovering from out-of-disk space conditions for tempdb
Another potential problem that you need to tackle as a DBA is running out of disk space on the hard...
2012-08-06
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SQL Server : Lost all Administrator Account in SQL Server and Forgot sa Account Password
What will happen if you lost all your administrator account by mistake ? As per the best practice you have disabled...
2012-08-06
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What's new in Reporting Services 2012 Free Webinar
We are starting our free monthly webinars with 'What's new in Reporting Services 2012' on Wednesday August 8, 2012 at 12...
2012-08-06
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SQL Server - Oracle Architectural comparison
This is one of the session I took for SQL DBA to understand the basics of Oracle, Its a powerpoint presentation but...
2012-08-06
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Blogs
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...
Reading Blogs: T-SQL Tuesday #204
By Steve Jones
This is an interesting invitation this month. Jeff Ianucci is a new host, and...
Are Blogs Still Relevant? - T-SQL Tuesday #204
By alevyinroc
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
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Pay for Performance
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Slow - Linked server query
Hi I have this slow query that is pulling data from a linked server....
Too Many Choices
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Question of the Day
Too Many Choices
I have a table, dbo.MasterBrands, with this data:
BrandID OfficialName 1 Samsung 2 Apple 3 Microsoft 4 Adidas 5 Coca-ColaI run this query. What is returned for Coca-Cola?
SELECT CHOOSE(BrandID, 'Conglomerate', 'Tech and Design', 'Desktop', 'Apparel') FROM dbo.MasterBrands;See possible answers