SQL Server:Finding the Orphaned Users

Orphaned user is a common problem in SQL server world.When I was working on internal security audit of our production...

Creating and Managing User-Defined Roles in SQL Server 2012

SQL Server 2012 introduces user-defined server roles. These user-defined server roles are similar to fixed server roles with only difference...

Startup Jobs

Are there things you need to make sure are running when your SQL Agent starts? Did you know that you...

Quebec Human Rights Commission Ignores Racism Documented by CRT Judge (Civil Evidence), Ignores E-mail Evidence & Botches Up Investigation

After seeking justice in this matter for years, I am obliged to bring this issue up again (since it affects...

Auto Shrink of all T-Log File on a SQL Instance - TSQL

This Script will shrink all the T-Log files of SQL instance if there is no active tracsaction on the database. The...

Replace NOT IN with JOIN

Example of how to replace NOT IN clause with JOIN

/*NOT IN query*/
USEAdventureWorks;GOSELECTProductIDFROMProduction.ProductWHEREProductIDNOTIN(SELECTProductIDFROMProduction.WorkOrder);

/*JOIN Query*/:-
SELECTp.ProductIDFROMProduction.ProductpLEFTJOINProduction.WorkOrderwONp.ProductID=w.ProductIDWHEREw.ProductIDISNULL;

SQL security scripting - TSQL

SQL DBA often needs to script SQL Logins,Server roles,database users and Roles. Although its easy to script login,roles and users with...

SQL Server 2012 – Enter the EOMONTH Function

In this blog post, I will be sharing a new date feature in SQL Server 2012 called the EOMONTH (End...

SQL database Incremental Shrink TSQL

When we shrink a SQL database through GUI we usually find the database never releases all the free space, It...

Performing Unattended Installs of SQL Server 2012

In my post here, I’ve discussed the procedure to perform attended installation of SQL Server 2012 on a Windows Server...