Barnes and Noble eBooks
I saw yesterday that Barnes and Noble released their e-reader for iTouch/iPhone, Blackerrys, Mac, and PCs and at the same...
2009-07-21
796 reads
Contest to Win a Free Trip to PASS
MSSQLTips & Idera are sponsoring a contest where the grand prize in an all expenses paid trip to the PASS Summit...
2009-07-21
711 reads
Security Basics: Physical Security
In IT security, we spend so much time trying to protect servers and computers on the wire (or on wireless)...
2009-07-21
1,259 reads
Conversations
Do you know how to start a conversation or how to join one? I usually wait for a pause and...
2009-07-21
666 reads
Kindle Update - Broken
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I was literally stunned and it must have shown on my face because my daughter asked me if I was...
2009-07-21
794 reads
Customer Loyalty Cards, Convenience, and Privacy
I bet most of you have at least one customer loyalty card in your wallet or on your keyring, one...
2009-07-20
727 reads
Mystery of Failing Database Mail
Have you ever seen this error when you have setup database mail:
The mail could not be sent to the recipients...
2009-07-20
429 reads
Cannot generate SSPI context…
Out of all the problems you can have with SQL Server troubleshooting connectivity issues can be the most challenging. When...
2009-07-20
6,524 reads
PowerShell's "Mini-Shell" Is Not A "Mini" Shell
I just learned about a Connect item entered on Friday: https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=475337 . Here's the description in the item. Please invoke the...
2009-07-20
450 reads
MS Field Engineer’s on Performance Troubleshooting
Do you want to get a glimpse into how the Microsoft Field Engineers would go about troubleshooting performance issues on...
2009-07-20
787 reads
Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
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TRY_PARSE vs TRY_CONVERT in SQL Server: From Basics to Practical Usage
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits II
I have a SQL Server 2025 database that I want to check for corruption every night. One of the things we do is disable indexes used for ETL loads during the weekend and re-enable them on Monday morning. If we run DBCC over the weekend, are our disabled indexes checked for consistency?
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