Find Skew in Distributed Tables
The SQL Server PDW (Parallel Data Warehouse) is a beast of a machine. Spreading workload across multiple nodes inside the...
2012-09-11
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Quick tip: Querying database metadata with DBCC DBINFO
Page 9 in file 1 (of the primary filegroup) in a SQL Server database is the header page and contains...
2012-09-11
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SQL Server : Usage of OVER Clause
Over clause can be used in association with aggregate function and ranking function. The over clause determine the partitioning and...
2012-09-17 (first published: 2012-09-10)
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Master Data Services: Changing a model with a subscription view
I have been working heavily with Microsoft Data Services (MDS) in SQL Server 2012 over the past few months, and...
2012-09-10
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Sleepless in Seattle – SQL in the City 2012
A few years ago I went to Seattle a few days before the PASS Summit started. I took my middle...
2012-09-14 (first published: 2012-09-10)
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No Full Outer Join in Access
Recently I needed to help a colleague with a small inventory true up task. We needed to know items that...
2012-09-10
808 reads
Have You Seen This Error?
location: AppendOnlyVerStoreMgr.cpp:776
Expression: 0
SPID: 64
Process ID: 4912
Description: Cannot locate version record and page is not allocated. Status = 3
Msg 3624, Level 20,...
2012-09-10
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Colorado SQL - September 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS SQL
September 19, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.
Meeting Location: Hyatt Place - Garden of the Gods, 503 West Garden of the Gods...
2012-09-10
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PASS ProfDev VC presentation recording available
Back on August 15th I did a webinar for the PASS Professional Development virtual chapter on my talk Being the...
2012-09-10
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Quick tip: Using DBCC SQLPERF(‘LogSpace’)
A lot of a DBA’s time is spent managing and investigating transaction log files.
A commonly used tool is the command:
DBCC...
2012-09-10
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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