DBA Myths: CHECKDB runs on startup.
If you look at your error log you’ll (hopefully) see entries like this shortly after the instance startup: CHECKDB for ... Continue reading
2019-09-30 (first published: 2019-09-16)
581 reads
SQLStudies
DMV with SQL Server Service info (including the service accounts)
I recently found this DMV and couldn’t wait to share. sys.dm_server_services What’s so great about it? For each service for ... Continue reading
2019-09-23 (first published: 2019-09-12)
1,025 reads
My fantasy SQL feature(s)? T-SQL Tuesday #118
It’s fantasy football time again? Oh, fantasy feature? Oh, yea, that makes a lot more sense for #tsql2sday. What’s #tsql2sday? ... Continue reading
2019-09-19 (first published: 2019-09-10)
525 reads
When were the statistics last updated and how many rows were sampled?
TL;DR; Final query is at the bottom. Every now and again (particularly when someone is having performance problems) I’ll get ... Continue reading
2019-09-04
199 reads
SQL Homework – September 2019 – Getting the data in
Everything else aside two of the most important tasks of a database are to get data in, and get data ... Continue reading
2019-09-02
243 reads
Why is as important as How
I recently had someone tell me, and I’m paraphrasing a bit here: We know how to fix this now, so ... Continue reading
2019-08-28
159 reads
Setting Trigger Order
If you can help it you probably shouldn’t be using triggers. But if you have to use a trigger you ... Continue reading
2019-09-09 (first published: 2019-08-26)
534 reads
Why do DBAs dislike loops?
If you started out as a developer you were probably taught how important loops are. They are one of the ... Continue reading
2019-09-02 (first published: 2019-08-22)
1,224 reads
7th Anniversary
7 years ago today I posted my very first blog post and I’ll tell you it’s been a heck of ... Continue reading
2019-08-20
14 reads
Constructing a datetime from an integer date and an integer time.
Occasionally I’ve seen date and time stored separately as integers. This had some practical applications back before we had date ... Continue reading
2019-08-27 (first published: 2019-08-15)
789 reads
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
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
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...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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