File Sizes
There are two scripts I like to use to look at the file sizes on servers. The first one is...
2013-05-14
464 reads
PowerSQL – Find Size, Name, LastAccess and Last Modified time of all bak files across ALL Servers
We came across a scenario where database bak files being created from long time which are no more in use...
2013-05-17 (first published: 2013-05-13)
2,453 reads
The Tale of One Tabular Model and Excel 2013 with Multiple Power View Reports
SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services introduced Power View, which was initially available only in SharePoint. This limited the use of...
2013-05-16 (first published: 2013-05-13)
3,468 reads
Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #32
For those that follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet out some links of...
2013-05-13
670 reads
Use Powershell to find and punish – er, delete – rogue files
I like to know what’s on the drives that are supposed to be dedicated to data and log files. So I...
2013-05-13
1,090 reads
Copy / Paste Code
Copy / Paste formatted text is a nightmare in WordPress. I’m singling out WordPress because I use it, and, from what...
2013-05-13
634 reads
SQL Server – How to Move Table to Another Schema
Starting with SQL Server 2005 all tables are grouped into schemas. While creating a table if the schema name is...
2013-05-13
1,836 reads
Dragging a name from the object explorer to a query window
In the same vein as Steve Jones’ series on Customizing SSMS this is a fairly basic trick, but one that...
2013-05-16 (first published: 2013-05-13)
3,873 reads
DMV-10 : Does my database contain edition specific features?……..sys.dm_db_persisted_sku_features
sys.dm_db_persisted_sku_features (Introduced in SQL Server 2008) DMV (Dynamic Management View), described by BOL as follows: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-in/library/cc280724.aspx
Some features of the SQL...
2013-05-13
2,099 reads
Security Questions: What permissions are required to create temporary tables?
As I mentioned in the introductory post, in the Introduction to SQL Server Security session for Pragmatic Work’sTraining on the T’s, I...
2013-05-12
785 reads
Blogs
Using AI to Build Semantic Models, Ontologies, and Fabric Data Agents
By James Serra
(This is the third post in a three-part series on how AI is changing...
SSMS Is Getting Smarter—and This Isn’t Just About Writing SQL
Continuing with my takeaways from SQLCon and FabCon Europe in Barcelona, let’s talk about...
Yippee-Kai-Yay 2027 Summit in Denver
By Steve Jones
Next year the PASS Data Community Summit is in DENVER! and London, but Denver...
Forums
Pay for Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Pay for Performance, which is...
Life hack that has worked well for me
I wrote about this several years ago but will contribute again a life hack...
Trying to make this faster using not exists
Hi I have this query that is slow during the 'not in' part of...
Question of the Day
Switching Schemas I
I run this query:
SELECT s.name AS schemaname , o.name AS objectname FROM sys.objects o INNER JOIN sys.schemas s ON s.schema_id = o.schema_id WHERE o.name = 'Beer'I get one row back for an object named dbo.beer. There is an ETL schema and both of these are nonpartitioned tables. I run this code:
ALTER TABLE dbo.beer switch TO etl.beerWhat happens? See possible answers