Code examples : T-SQL Tuesday #143
It’s TSQL Tuesday! John Armando McCormack (blog|twitter) is our host this month and he’d like us to share some of ... Continue reading
2021-10-12
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SQLStudies
Dealing with foreign keys when deleting rows.
Deleting rows from a table is a pretty simple task right? Not always. Foreign keys, while providing a ton of ... Continue reading
2021-10-07
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SQL Homework – October 2021 – What can you tell me about the server your SQL Server instance is on?
Here are some really common questions I get: How many CPUs does ServerA have? How much memory does ServerA have? ... Continue reading
2021-10-05
55 reads
A DBA horror story in database file extensions.
CREATE DATABASE [Story]
ON PRIMARY
( NAME = N'Story', FILENAME = N'C:DataStory.mdf',SIZE = 101MB),
FILEGROUP [Line1]
( NAME = N'File1', FILENAME = N'C:Data_.It',SIZE = 102MB),
( NAME =...
2021-10-18 (first published: 2021-09-30)
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Audit Columns
One of the easiest ways to collect information about table activity is to add a series of audit columns to ... Continue reading
2021-10-11 (first published: 2021-09-28)
507 reads
#PowershellBasics: Bulk insert.
In my last post I talked about invoke-sqlcmd. It’s a nice easy way to run a query or a .sql ... Continue reading
2021-10-04 (first published: 2021-09-21)
624 reads
#PowershellBasics: Running a .sql script file.
As with all programming tasks there are a number of ways to do something, this is just one that I ... Continue reading
2021-09-27 (first published: 2021-09-16)
551 reads
Database Sizes
Quick query today. I needed a list of database sizes so came up with this: Nothing exciting, but I figure ... Continue reading
2021-09-22 (first published: 2021-09-14)
441 reads
Remote Desktop: Force the resolution to match the screen size.
One of the things I hate most about using remote desktop is when the resolution for the remote server is ... Continue reading
2021-09-09
46 reads
Auditing with “C2 Auditing” and “Common Criteria Compliance”
I’m going to be fairly high level on these because to be honest, if you are going to use them ... Continue reading
2021-09-07
72 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
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Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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