When was the Last Time You Removed an Index Because it was Never Used?
Indexes can be great for boosting the performance of a query, but if an index is never used, it can...
2011-08-11
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Corsair 16GB Flash Voyager GT USB 3.0 Review
I bought a little Corsair Flash Voyager USB 3.0 16GB USB Flash Drive at Micro Center yesterday, since most of...
2011-08-11
2,227 reads
We Are TOTALLY Amused: A T-SQL Error
This has to be the best error I’ve ever seen:
Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 2
‘SUM’ is not a...
2011-08-11
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Google + Hangouts
I just finished hosting my third hangout on Google Plus. I’ve also attended one hosted by Andy Leonard (blog|twitter) and...
2011-08-11
1,385 reads
Product Guide for SQL Server “Denali” released
Released today, the SQL Server code name ‘Denali’ Community Technical Preview 3 (CTP3) Product Guide download contains the latest datasheets, white...
2011-08-11
1,270 reads
Summit 2011
Call me a slacker. I have been postponing registering for Summit 2011. I wanted to be sure that I had the week available in order to attend. I finally...
2011-08-11
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Summit 2011
Call me a slacker. I have been postponing registering for Summit 2011. I wanted to be sure that I had...
2011-08-11
507 reads
Seeking Volunteers for the Nomination Committee
We have a few changes in the election process for PASS this year, one of them is that we have...
2011-08-11
652 reads
Re-blog – August 5-August 11
As I mentioned in the introductory post, I’m summarizing posts from previous years in the the past week. Oddly enough,...
2011-08-11
472 reads
[OT] On Community
Last fall, and winter, and spring I was part of the PASS Election Review Committee. It was interesting, sometimes fun,...
2011-08-11
654 reads
Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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