SQL Toast

Very rarely there is a need to force an execution plan and even more rarely we should be doing it....

2018-07-30 (first published: 2018-07-20)

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Send SMS from SQL Server

We have configured email alerts in our environment. Recently I had requirement of sending SMS for critical alerts on production...

2014-03-31

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There is a way by which we can merge the .trc and .blg files to get a great view as...

2013-10-17 (first published: 2013-10-09)

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INTRODUCTION
Statistics contain information about the data. How the data is distributed inside the table. They are representation of a table....

2013-09-29

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I recently wrote about a logical diagram with Redgate Data Modeler. That was interesting,...

After I have understood the details for a certification test (part 1), including format...

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Hello SSC, I hope everyone is having a happy and safe holiday season! I...

Hello, I am receiving multiple direction on deploying SQL Servers in AWS EC2. ...

Hello, I am working with a company on their database administration. I am trying...

In SQL Server 2025, what does this code return?

SELECT '1' || '0'