SQL Server Vulnerability Assessment
SQL Server Vulnerability Assessment (VA) in SQL Server Management Studio 17.4 or later lets SQL Server scan your databases for...
2018-12-12
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SQLEspresso
SQL Data Discovery and Classification in SSMS 17.5
Data exploration and documentation can be cumbersome, classifying data can be one of those tedious but necessary things. With the...
2018-12-05
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New Resumable Online Index Create SQL Server 2019
SQL Server 2019 brings a very exciting new feature that, is long overdue. Resumable online index create is one of...
2018-12-13 (first published: 2018-11-28)
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How Much Will Compression Really Gain Me?
Did you know compression can gain you more than just space on a disk, it can allow you to fit...
2018-11-13 (first published: 2018-10-31)
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Keeping Large Table Statistics Current -TF2371
Statistics are the magic ingredient that helps the query optimizer create its best guess for generating an execution plan. Keeping...
2018-11-01 (first published: 2018-10-24)
2,937 reads
How to Start Speaking
At the last few events I attended, I’ve gotten into conversations on how to begin as a speaker. So I...
2018-10-17
323 reads
SQL Server Data Collection and Management Data Warehouse
We all have the need to collect system and performance information regarding our SQL Servers. Some of us use third-party...
2018-10-17 (first published: 2018-10-03)
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Cycle SQL Server Error Logs
I saw this again recently and see it too often in environments so wanted to take a second to remind...
2018-10-04 (first published: 2018-09-26)
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Careful with your SQL Server Max Memory settings
Quite often I see database administrators set SQL Server max server memory thinking everything related to SQL Server uses this...
2018-09-19
570 reads
Back up Encryption
Nowadays security breaches happen way to frequently. As DBA’s we should all take extra care with sensitive data and ensure we...
2018-09-11 (first published: 2018-09-05)
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Blogs
A New Word: Amoransia
By Steve Jones
amoransia – n. the melodramatic thrill of unrequited love; the longing to pine for...
The Data API Builder Start and Add Extensions in VS Code
By Steve Jones
One of the things that I like about the Data API Builder (DAB) is...
Using OneLake for Excel Files in Microsoft Fabric
By DataOnWheels
Hey data friends! This blog is to discuss an edge case I’ve run into...
Forums
DbDefence - how does work this tool?
How it is implemented? I have installed, tried, it is free for dbs <=30...
Technical Pain Behaviors
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trying to call powershell from TSQL statement
Hello, trying to call a powershell file I created, locally on the server, but...
Question of the Day
Counting Bits
What does the BIT_COUNT function do in SQL Server?
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