How to Change Suspect Mode to Normal Mode in SQL Server Database
If you are reading this, you are desperately looking for solutions to change suspect mode to normal mode. It also...
2019-01-07
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PowerSQL By Prashanth Jayaram
How to Change Suspect Mode to Normal Mode in SQL Server Database
If you are reading this, you are desperately looking for solutions to change suspect mode to normal mode. It also means that your database has gone into the suspect...
2019-01-07
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Shrinking Tempdb in SQL Server won’t work?
Problem statement When I was working DML operation on the database, It is noted that the tempdb has grown significantly...
2018-12-28
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Shrinking Tempdb in SQL Server won’t work?
Problem statement When I was working DML operation on the database, It is noted that the tempdb has grown significantly larger and I didn’t have much space on the...
2018-12-28
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Automation to list all TCP static and dynamic ports of SQL Server instances using PowerShell
I was asked by the reader on how to get all the port information of SQL Servers instances. As you...
2018-12-27
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Select-AzureRmProfile : The term ‘Select-AzureRmProfile’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program
I got a chance to work with PowerShell automation script to automate the login process. In the script, the profile...
2018-12-21
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Top 50 PowerShell bloggers of 2018
My work is recognized and my blog is listed under Top 30 elite list. I am pleased, honored and humbled...
2018-12-18
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How to automatically Discover SQL Server instances
DBAs have plenty of day-to-day tasks to do as part of the administration, but one overarching task is managing the...
2018-12-17
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SQL Server Essentials for beginners
SQL is the essential part of SQL Administration and SQL Development. A quick overview of basics can take you a...
2018-12-10
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SQL Date functions in SQL Server
SQL date format functions like the DateDiff SQL function and DateAdd SQL Function are oft used by DBAs but many...
2018-12-04
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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