Daily Coping 22 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to appreciate your hands and all the things they do for you. I make a living with my hands. I type constantly, which is a...
2023-03-22
7 reads
FIRST Robotics Competition 2023 - World Championships!
Last week I wrote about our FRC team, asking for support in in the form of a cheering section. Today, I’m asking for more assistance for these amazing students.
Things...
2023-03-23 (first published: 2023-03-21)
100 reads
Errata for my book: Pro Encryption in SQL Server 2022
My biggest fear when my book went into production was that any factual errors had slipped through my checks and the various reviews. I had a lot of reviewer...
2023-03-21
37 reads
SQL Server Quickie #45 – SQL Server Availability Groups
Today I have uploaded SQL Server Quickie #45 to YouTube. This time I’m talking about SQL Server Availability Groups.
2023-04-05 (first published: 2023-03-21)
246 reads
Daily Coping 21 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to listen to a piece of music without doing anything else. This is surprisingly hard. I turn something on, but then I look around, think...
2023-03-21
17 reads
Is Cataloging Your Data Important?
Data continues to be the lifeline for companies across the globe. As maturity levels continue to grow across companies, one aspect that sometimes needs to be checked is cataloging...
2023-04-03 (first published: 2023-03-20)
264 reads
20 Minute Sessions: A Couple of Thoughts
At the most recent SQL Bits, I gave two 20 minute sessions. I also gave one last year. There is a little bit of controversy around these (nothing real,...
2023-03-20
15 reads
Daily Coping 20 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to get outside and notice how the weather feels. This was a good tip to see before my trip last week to the UK. I...
2023-03-20
13 reads
Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 03-13-2023 & SQLBits 2023
Hello Dear Reader! What an incredible week we had. I started off traveling on Monday of last week. At the airport I ran into my friend David Pless (...
2023-03-20
28 reads
Enjoying SQL Bits
It’s been a good week at SQL Bits. This is my favorite conference, and the organizers go out of their way to make it a fun and sustainable event....
2023-03-20
22 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
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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