SQLFool IDX Defrag Scripts
I just found out that Michelle Ufford (@sqlfool) has updated her Index Defrag scripts. Right now she is looking for...
2010-01-26
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SQL RNNR
Tweeting – I took the Dive.
In a previous post, I questioned how much Twitter could really do for me. After some comments made, and some...
2010-01-26
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Indexes Out the Window II
In Part I, I discussed some of the peculiarities and troubleshooting done in relation to a peculiar execution plan. In...
2010-01-26
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Indexes Out the Window
I ran into a peculiarly puzzling situation with a query I have been tuning of late. The query runs some...
2010-01-23
1,081 reads
PayPeriod Matching
Recently I was asked to alter a report to pull different more meaningful data. The particular report was pulling data...
2010-01-21
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Tweet, Tweet, Tweetilly Deet
In a day and age when information abounds and social networking is the only way to communicate (a bit of...
2010-01-19
527 reads
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Ok, so it’s not until November – but I am leaving on a Jet Plane nonetheless. It will have been four...
2010-01-18
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Presentations – Lessons Learned
This will be a very short entry. I just wanted to share a few things I learned very quickly while...
2010-01-15
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TSQL Tuesday – But I was Late
I was late to the game having discovered the Blog Post the day after entries were allowed. Despite that, I...
2010-01-14
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Primary Key Discovery II
In Part I, I discussed a couple of scripts that could be used to help discover some vital information about...
2010-01-13
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers