Monday Coffee 2017-01-16
I’ve been a scribbler for as long as I can remember, in fact I’m not sure that I write everything...
2017-01-16
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Nolock vs snapshot isolation
We all experienced blocking one way or the other, in the old days, the only method is wait J
This is...
2017-01-19 (first published: 2017-01-16)
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What’s new in SQL Server 2016 installation?
1) As MS is kept increasing number of option while installation. To reduce no. of click, if setup pass Rules...
2017-01-16
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Weekly Newsletter
This week we started our Centino Systems weekly newsletter. Check out the first edition here!
The newsletter is going to include the latest in SQL Server and other things in...
2017-01-15
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Weekly Newsletter
This week we started our Centino Systems weekly newsletter. Check out the first edition here!
The newsletter is going to include...
2017-01-15
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Upcoming SQL Server Events from PASS
There are many ways to reap benefits from being a member of the PASS Global Community. Today, as I write...
2017-01-17 (first published: 2017-01-14)
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New Video Cards
When I want to upgrade hardware, I usually turn to Glenn Berry for advice. He’s the person I know that...
2017-01-13
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Do I have a Database Master Key in a database? #SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-01-18 (first published: 2017-01-13)
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Installing the SQL Clone Agent and the VC++ Runtime
I was trying to get SQL Clone working recently and had an issue with the Agent. If you haven’t looked...
2017-01-13
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New Pluralsight Course – LFCE: Advanced Network and System Administration
My new course “LFCE: Advanced Network and System Administration” in now available on Pluralsight here! If you want to learn about the course, check out the trailer here or if you want to...
2017-01-13
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Blogs
Keeping Redshift System Table History Past 7 Days with S3 Tables
Redshift keeps its SYS_* monitoring views for seven days in cluster, which is fine...
Updating the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
I was updating my session for the Data API Builder (DAB) recently, mostly to...
T-SQL Tuesday #202 Invitation: That One SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget
I am excited to host T-SQL Tuesday for the first time. I want to...
Forums
Practical Ways to Approach SQL Server Problems and Case Studies
Working with SQL Server can involve more than just writing queries. Understanding database design,...
Measuring Productivity
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Importing Excel files into SQL Server using DuckDB and Python
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Question of the Day
Tracking All the Queries
I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?
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