Some of my goals for 2019
In late December 2018 I had a discussion with Amanda Martin the PASS Community Manager around things that I would...
2019-01-03
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A New PiHole in the Sky
Last year I set up a PiHole server on my RaspberryPi to help block some ads and malicious stuff (tracking,...
2019-01-11 (first published: 2019-01-03)
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Automating CRUD procedures generation using T-SQL (enhanced).
In this post I will describe the helper procedure that based on metadata generates numerous database objects around views and...
2019-01-03
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Approximate COUNT DISTINCT
We all have written queries that use COUNT DISTINCT to get the unique number of non-NULL values from a table....
2019-01-15 (first published: 2019-01-03)
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What ‘Digital Transformation’ Means, and How You Can Use It to Advance Your Career (video)
I recently spoke at the GroupBy free online conference. It was loads of fun, and the recordings from the event are now available. Here’s the hour long session I...
2019-01-03
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Query Store max size limit is not a hard limit
If you’re on SQL Server 2016 or above, maybe you’re thinking about using the Query Store. That’s good! It’s an...
2019-01-03
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Event Tracing for Windows Target
There are many useful targets within SQL Server's Extended Events. Of all of the targets, the most daunting is probably the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) target. The ETW...
2019-01-03
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Event Tracing for Windows Target
There are many useful targets within SQL Server’s Extended Events. Of all of the targets, the most daunting is probably...
2019-01-03
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Let’s talk SQL Server Waits: Topic 1 – SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD
Over the next few weeks we will be reviewing some of the common SQL Server Waits. We will explain what...
2019-01-03
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Speaking at DataGrillen 2019
I’m delighted to announce I’m selected to speak at the 2019 edition of SQLGrillen DataGrillen. This is a German conference with the catchy tagline “Data, beer und Bratwurst”. I...
2019-01-03
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Blogs
SQL Server gMSA: Why So Many DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026
By SQLPals
SQL Server gMSA: Why DBAs Still Aren't Using It in 2026 ...
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Forums
Fulltext filter daemon host (FDHost) process has stopped abnormally
We have performed a side-by-side upgrade, from SQL Server 2016 to 2022 Developer Edition,...
Automating OSM Data Refresh in Power BI’s Azure Maps Reference Layer
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Database Mail Configuration
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Question of the Day
Database Mail Configuration
If I want to get a list of the configuration settings for Database Mail using T-SQL, how can I do so?
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