Do You Need A Log Recovery Tool?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post dispelling the myth that the simple recovery model disables the transaction...
2013-11-04
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RealSQLGuy - Helping You To Become A SQL Hero
Building The Redneck Treadmill Desk
Don’t tell Brent Ozar, but here’s another DBA writing another helpful article about shrinkage. Before he gets bent out of...
2013-11-08 (first published: 2013-11-04)
3,978 reads
sp_BackupDatabases v1.2
I just posted a new version of sp_BackupDatabases. The biggest change is that the procedure now creates one-time SQL Agent...
2013-10-29
1,624 reads
What’s In My Utility Belt? Issue #1
Welcome to the first issue of what I hope will become a monthly series called “What’s In My Utility Belt?”....
2013-10-29
558 reads
SQL Query Formatting – Putting Lipstick On A Pig
“Psssst….”
“Hey buddy! Yeah, you there in the propeller hat. You’re a SQL nerd, right? Can you help me tune this...
2013-10-24
920 reads
No, Simple Mode Doesn’t Disable The Transaction Log
If you’ve spent any time with me in person, trading war stories, you’ve likely heard my rant about the consultant...
2013-10-21
6,269 reads
One-stop Shopping for Backups
First, let me say that yes, I’m aware of Ola Hallengren’s excellent set of maintenance scripts, including those for doing...
2013-10-05
385 reads
New Blog Series – Origins
I’ve been struggling for months to bring this blog back to life. I’d love to produce content dedicated to the...
2013-10-02
432 reads
Using A Non-correlated Subquery To Avoid DISTINCT
Nobody wants duplicate data. It’s messy, wastes space, and looks really bad on a report – I get that. What I...
2013-10-02
1,328 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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When the Token Meter is Zero
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Understanding Temp Tables and Table Variables in SQL Server
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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