Parsing SQL Saturday Data – Getting Titles from the XML document
I’m continuing on with my project to grab SQL Saturday data and automatically insert it into a SQL Server database....
2015-02-25
1,443 reads
Using sp_DBPermissions and sp_SrvPermissions v6.0
It’s been a while since I posted an updated to usp_DBPermissions and usp_SrvPermissions. Sorry. I got lazy with my posting....
2015-02-25
1,298 reads
Solving a slow running query issue with UNION
That’s right! I will solve a performance issue by adding a UNION into the query. Interested? Read on!
I recently encountered...
2015-03-09 (first published: 2015-02-25)
8,830 reads
PWDCOMPARE–a hidden function of SQL SERVER TIP #88
I the last tip TIP#88 we saw how to encrypt a password. Now in this tip I would like to...
2015-02-25
952 reads
How to Encrypt password in SQL Server ? TIP #87
Security is always a concern for every database developer. How to secure valuable information is one of the major and...
2015-02-24
433 reads
Presentation slides for “Building a Big Data Solution”
Thanks to everyone who attended my session “Building a Big Data Solution” (Building an Effective Data Warehouse Architecture with Hadoop,...
2015-02-24
983 reads
Check Out Josh’s Blog on Creating Percentile in DAX
I would like to introduce a “new” blogger to you. Joshuha Owen has restarted his blog and will be covering...
2015-02-24
754 reads
T-SQL :- How to Search String in all Stored Procedures across All User Defined Databases
There are many different ways to accomplish this tasks.
Download Link https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/T-SQL-How-to-Search-String-a1704fc6
The below examples uses undocumented sp’s to loop through all the...
2015-03-06 (first published: 2015-02-24)
7,001 reads
DevOps, the DBA, and the word “No”
Check out this DevOps Reactions animated GIF and caption.
It’s funny on multiple levels, but it also makes me both mad...
2015-03-06 (first published: 2015-02-24)
6,821 reads
Book Review – SQL Server Internals: In-Memory OLTP
In-Memory OLTP – a potential game changing technology
Every once in a while a technology comes out that has the potential to change things dramatically. In-Memory OLTP (Hekaton) is one...
2015-02-24
20 reads
Blogs
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...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
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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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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