MERGE with OUTPUT clause
A few days back I was presented with a theoretical challenge, and now I thought I would share my solution...
2012-02-29 (first published: 2012-02-21)
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Where’s My Backup? SQL Server Backup Issues
You can cause yourself problems if you don’t know where your backups are stored, and how they are being made....
2012-02-21
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How To Write an Interview Winning CV
Writing a CV that rocks is not an art. It just requires some planning and an understanding of what you...
2012-02-24 (first published: 2012-02-21)
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Shameless Plug: Vote For My Sessions!
Have you voted yet for my sessions your favorite sessions for SQL Rally? If not, this is a friendly reminder...
2012-02-21
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I see no SQL Server 2008 Counters in Perfmon?
This problem is a real pain and I’m yet to determine why this issue occurs because my understanding is SQL...
2012-02-21
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RYO Maintenance Plan – Update Statistics
Another key component of any good maintenance plan is updating statistics. Statistics are what help the SQL Server optimizer choose...
2012-02-27 (first published: 2012-02-21)
2,568 reads
Please vote for my SQLRally session
I’m hoping to do a presentation at SQLRally in Dallas on May 10-11, but I need your help!
There is a...
2012-02-21
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First Impressions
I was chatting with a friend recently who had been in turn chatting with a colleague about first impressions. The...
2012-02-21
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Removing Identical Duplicate Rows
Deleting duplicate rows out of a table can be tricky. A brute force way to do this is with a...
2012-02-28 (first published: 2012-02-21)
4,256 reads
Find Dependencies
Here's a script from my toolbox I use to find dependencies between SQL objects. The where clause has a number...
2012-02-21
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Blogs
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
How to Measure AI Value: A 6-Branch AI Maturity Model for Use Cases and Agents
Your AI is busy. But do you know what it's worth? Most companies can...
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Question of the Day
SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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