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
200 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)
535 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)
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Blogs
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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