Catching Up on The #SQLPASS Virtual Chapters
(Didn't realize until I was posting that this was my 100th post...whew!)
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A few months ago we purchased a new "smart"...
2016-05-17
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Nebraska SQL from @DBA_ANDY
Upcoming SQL Saturdays - June 2016
I am speaking at two different SQL Saturdays in June!
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First up on June 4th is SQL Saturday #517 Philadelphia (#SQLSAT517)...
2016-05-12
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SQL 2016 - The Time Has Come!
Microsoft dropped it on us this morning:
Get ready, SQL Server 2016 coming on June 1st
https://media.makeameme.org/created/yes-finally.jpg
I read the article and was...
2016-05-02
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Where Is My Primary Replica Again?
We have many clients with multi-node Availability Groups - that is, AGs with more than two replicas. One of the problems...
2016-05-03 (first published: 2016-04-22)
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How Long Did That Job Run?
When you use the msdb tables to try to gather information on your SQL Server Agent jobs, inevitably you will...
2016-04-21 (first published: 2016-04-14)
4,217 reads
Don't Use Delimiters In Your Object Names!
It started with a failed backup status check:
Msg 50000, Level 16, State 1, Line 73
** Backups listed in this file...
2016-04-04
2,282 reads
Why I Love #SQLSaturday
PASS SQLSaturdays are free 1-day training events for SQL Server professionals that focus on local speakers, providing a variety of...
2016-03-28
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Pulling Security Info
A frequent request I receive is to pull a list of logins/users with certain accesses, role memberships, etc.
I had a...
2016-04-07 (first published: 2016-03-24)
1,456 reads
Update Your Scripts!
I had an incident today where a colleague was running a Wait Stats Report and the output looked like this:
As...
2016-03-15 (first published: 2016-03-09)
3,015 reads
Another Source of Knowledge
It started with a tweet from one the many members of the #sqlfamily who always has something meaningful to say,...
2016-03-07 (first published: 2016-03-01)
1,809 reads
Blogs
KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 6
By Zikato
A cryptic message, a book cipher hidden in art provenance records, and a trail...
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
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Checking the Error Log I
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Checking the Error Log I
On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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