Just Check ALL the Boxes
Today I ran into something on a client server I unfortunately see too often. The DBA goes through the trouble...
2017-10-05 (first published: 2017-09-27)
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Hmmm… What’s This?
OK So, I am doing some digging and peaking around again in SQL Server and came across a database option...
2017-09-27 (first published: 2017-09-20)
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What does this little check box do?
Ever wander around SQL Server properties and wonder what these little check boxes turn on? I do, and I get...
2017-09-13
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Please Don’t Do This!
Please, please, please Admins do not leave your default index fill factor at 0. This means you are telling SQL...
2017-09-18 (first published: 2017-09-06)
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System-Versioned Temporal Tables
Every once in a while, I like to take a moment and learn something new about the latest SQL Server...
2017-08-30
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VLFs the Forgotten Foe
How many of you check the amount of Virtual Log Files (VLFs) your transaction logs have?
Working as a consultant now,...
2017-09-07 (first published: 2017-08-23)
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TIL: Microsoft Azure Part 2
Last week I started a multi-part series on Today I Learned (TIL) about Microsoft Azure. This is part two of...
2017-05-24
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TIL: Microsoft Azure Part 1
I thought maybe it would be a good idea to start a multi-part series on Today I Learned (TIL) about...
2017-05-17
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Blogging at SQLPerformance.com
I am honored to be a Guest Blogger at SQLPerformance.com. As a member of the SentryOne Product Advisory Council (PAC)...
2017-04-18
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Time for a Change
I am ecstatic to say I have joined Denny Cherry and Associates Consulting.
Lone No More
I am happy, excited, and nostalgic...
2017-04-17
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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