Database Mirroring Deprecated in SQL 2012
From the newly released SQL 2012 Books Online documentation:
This note shows that as of SQL Server 2012, which will be...
2012-03-09
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SQL Server - Kerberos and KRB_AP_ERR_MODIFIED
On a routine scan of Event Viewer System, Logs I found this message on 4 different servers hosting SQL Server...
2012-03-09
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SSAS Tabular Model – Query Modes
One of the most compelling features of the new SSAS Tabular Model is the ability to set the model’s Query...
2012-03-09
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March 2012 – Monthly SQL Server Checklist
Are your SQL Servers healthy? If the things went south today today, would you be able to say you can...
2012-03-08
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Let’s Talk
I’m travelling to several upcoming events and I’d love to sit down and talk with you. Yes, I get it,...
2012-03-08
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March Madness – SQL Server style
Bodypaint not required
It seems that March is another great month for getting your geek on without having to leave the...
2012-03-08
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What is a Favicon?
If I were to show you the tabs in the following pic without a description, would you recognize the websites to which they belong? I would dare say that...
2012-03-08
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What is a Favicon?
If I were to show you the tabs in the following pic without a description, would you recognize the websites...
2012-03-08
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SQL Server – netstat monitoring and tuning performance
To display network connections and various network interface statistics – netstat is a handy command – line based tool.
Why is it...
2012-03-08
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Moving MASTER Database
In my previous post we see how to move MSDB database, today we will see how to move or relocate...
2012-03-08
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Question of the Day
Adding new column with DEFAULT II
Which number did the two COUNT(*) return:
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS #tmp CREATE TABLE #tmp (id INT NOT NULL) INSERT INTO #tmp (id) SELECT gs.value FROM GENERATE_SERIES(1, 5) AS gs ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD my_value INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 1 SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1 ALTER TABLE #tmp DROP CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value ALTER TABLE #tmp ADD CONSTRAINT df_tmp_my_value DEFAULT 2 FOR my_value SELECT COUNT(*) FROM #tmp AS t WHERE my_value = 1See possible answers