Best Practices: Defining Explicit Length for Varchar/Nvarchar
SA0080 : Do not use VARCHAR or NVARCHAR data types without specifying length. Level: Warning
When using varchar/nvarchar it should be explicitly...
2017-06-07
798 reads
Sheldon Hull
Powershell Module Improvements for SQL Server in 2017
simple setup
A major improvement that seems to have quietly slipped into the sql developers world is an improved SQLServer powershell...
2017-06-19 (first published: 2017-05-31)
2,238 reads
Setting Up InfluxDb, Chronograf, and Grafana for the SqlServer Dev
InfluxDb & Grafana Series
Running InfluxDb As A Service in WindowsSetting Up InfluxDb, Chronograf, and Grafana for the SqlServer Dev
InfluxDB And AnnotationsCapturing...
2017-05-29 (first published: 2017-05-17)
4,115 reads
Red Gate SQL Clone (#1) - Initial Setup
Note this was during earlier beta usage, so some of the UI and other features will have been updated more....
2017-02-27
718 reads
Bad Idea Jeans: Query Optimization Through Minification
SQL is pretty verbose compared to some languages. It's a pretty big disappointment that I have to type out select...
2017-01-23
229 reads
Bad Idea Jeans: Query Optimization Through Minification
SQL is pretty verbose compared to some languages. It's a pretty big disappointment that I have to type out select...
2017-01-23
494 reads
Dynamically Set Powershell Variables from json
I created this small snippet to allow a list of values from a json file be turned into variables to...
2016-12-05
306 reads
Attaching Database Using SMO & Powershell
Steve Jones wrote a great article on using this automation here titled The Demo Setup-Attaching Databases with Powershell. I threw...
2016-11-18
1,099 reads
Parallel Powershell for Running SQL
This is just a quick look. I plan on diving into this in the future more, as I'm still working...
2016-11-16
237 reads
Parallel Powershell for Running SQL
This is just a quick look. I plan on diving into this in the future more, as I'm still working...
2016-11-16
3,389 reads
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
SSL/TLS Cert Validity Periods Decreasing
Hi, to all of you who are using CA certs on SQL Server boxes...
It's Never Just One Thing
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Calculating Min-Max Normalization in PowerBI
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Question of the Day
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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