New Built-in Function STRING_AGG() – SQL Server 2017
SQL Server 2017 introduces a set of useful functions like STRING_AGG(), STRING_SPLIT(), TRIM()… and many more. In this tip, I am...
2018-02-28
9,364 reads
SQL Geek
Who installed SQL Server?
Recently, I was working with the team and got stuck up with SQL Server Installation information. We got an urgent...
2018-02-27
16,794 reads
Change the name of master database files – SQL Server on Linux
In my recent blog, I discussed about how to move master database to another location. One of the readers requested...
2018-02-26
737 reads
How to Move Master Database to Another Location – SQL Server On Linux
With the release of SQL Server 2017 CU4, you can use the mssql-conf utility to move the master database file...
2018-03-07 (first published: 2018-02-23)
2,079 reads
Capture SQL Server Reported Errors using Extended Events
In my introduction to Extended Events blog, I mentioned that the xEvent is my favorite toy for performance troubleshooting. This blog may...
2018-03-05 (first published: 2018-02-20)
10,714 reads
Extended Event Packages
I continue blogging on extended events. Today, I will discuss about the top level containers (Package) that gives access to...
2018-01-25
497 reads
Mapping SQL Trace to Extended Events
Since I started actively participating in SQL community, I found it is very common that people will approach to seek...
2017-12-19
2,175 reads
Reset SA password on SQL Server on Linux
This article is about how to proceed when you forgot the password of your SQL Server “sa” account, Password was entered...
2017-12-11
39,389 reads
How to Get Estimated Completion Time of SQL Server Database Backup OR Restore
“How much time SQL Server is going to take to complete the database Backup or Restore” – This is one of...
2017-12-21 (first published: 2017-12-09)
33,961 reads
Introduction to Extended Events
Since I started playing with Extended Events, it has been my favorite toy for performance troubleshooting. It was introduced in...
2017-11-29
745 reads
Blogs
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dealing with Ad-Hoc Data Requests
By Rayis Imayev
"But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked."Oh, you can’t help...
Adding a Local Model to Ollama through the GUI
By Steve Jones
I saw some good reviews of the small gemma3 model in a few places...
Connect resiliently to SQL Server
Why you should connect resiliently to SQL Server Transient failures happen — in the cloud...
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Some query values change when query is run but not others. Why?
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