DBA Myths: A table with a primary key is not a heap
Typically when you see a heading like this you know the answer is “No” or “False” but in this case...
2014-05-21
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Why Won't My Clustered Instance Start?
Last weekend I had a client page me in the middle of the night (because, of course, these things always...
2014-05-21
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Cumulative Update – 10 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available !
The 10th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 is now available for download at the Microsoft...
2014-05-21
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Attaching All Databases with PowerShell – The Overview
TL;DR Script is here: Git Hub Powershell Scripts. It’s the attachdbs.ps1 and will attach all databases in a folder to...
2014-05-20
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Varchar "miracle" and best practice
I've just spent fifteen minutes helping colleague to find "miracle in t-sql code".
- There should be rows, definitely! I can...
2014-05-20
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Running Out of Foreign Keys-Question of the Day
Running Out of Foreign Keys is live today. Nothing too interesting about this one, a straight forward question where you...
2014-05-20
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Presenting at ONETUG on July 10, 2014
I’ll be presenting SQL Performance for Developers to the members of ONETUG on July 10, 2014. I’m going to hit...
2014-05-20
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Comparison of Columnstore Compression
SQL Server 2012 introduced non-clustered columnstore indexes, and SQL Server 2014 gave us clustered columnstore indexes. Both share the same...
2014-05-20
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Tulsa User Group
I love user groups.
I have a special place in my heart for people who go out and give their time...
2014-05-20
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Google Analytics for SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)
Update: There is a new 1.7 Version of Google Analytics Source for SSIS
In the modern age of the technology, almost...
2014-05-20
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Blogs
It’s 2026 and I’m retired, so lets get Visual Basic 6.0 to run on Windows 11
In 1999 I released my first commercial software product. ShutOff 2000 was a Windows...
Car Update October 2026
By Steve Jones
This month I want to look at a few of the things I’ve seen...
SQL Server 2016 Has Reached End of Support. Now What?
By SQLPals
SQL Server 2016 Has Reached End of Support. Now What? On...
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Hyperscale Replicas V
I have an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition system running with a geo-replica enabled. Can I create a new geo-replica based on the current secondary geo-replica?
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