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On the Second Day…

  Yesterday, I introduced the 12 Days of pre-Christmas.  In that first article, I gave you a gift to help maintain your msdb undercarriage.  Today I want to continue...

2012-12-14

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On the First Day…

Many of us have heard the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”  Some are familiar with how that song has some connection with the Holiday season for Christians.  Fewer...

2012-12-13

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Let’s Talk About Joins

T-SQL Tuesday #37 This month please join us in the TSQL blog party that happens on the second tuesday of the month.  It is hosted this month by Sebastian Meine (@sqlity)....

2012-12-11

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Backup History

This is a quick rewrite of the script I just posted a few days ago.  The script had a few...

2012-12-04 (first published: )

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Backup History

This is a quick rewrite of the script I just posted a few days ago.  The script had a few flaws if trying to run it on a SQL...

2012-11-30

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The Security of Old Tech

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Revisiting SQL Server Window Functions- A Practical Walkthrough

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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption

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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption

True or False:  Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.

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