Shrinking a large database with limited outage windows
Yes, I realize you shouldn’t shrink your database (data files or log files), but I recently had a case where ... Continue reading
2019-05-06 (first published: 2019-04-22)
1,603 reads
SQLStudies
It’s all just data.
Tables, stored procedures, views, logins, constraints, etc, etc. It’s all just data. In every database system I’ve ever worked on ... Continue reading
2019-04-29 (first published: 2019-04-17)
493 reads
How do I let someone execute a SQL Agent job they don’t own?
In my last post I discussed the fact that SQL Ids can, in fact, be useful on an instance that ... Continue reading
2019-04-15
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Can SQL Ids be used on an instance with Windows Authentication only?
tl;dr; Yes, but. It’s generally considered more secure to have your SQL Server instance set to Windows Authentication and not ... Continue reading
2019-04-24 (first published: 2019-04-11)
454 reads
Writing Crossword puzzles with a database: T-SQL Tuesday #113
Todd Kleinhans (b/t) is host for T-SQL Tuesday this month and wants us to talk about how we use databases ... Continue reading
2019-04-19 (first published: 2019-04-09)
500 reads
SQL Homework – April 2019 – Practice dealing with corruption
Over the last almost 2 years (wow how time flys when you are having fun) we’ve practiced all kinds of ... Continue reading
2019-04-17 (first published: 2019-04-03)
355 reads
Making a life change
It is with a very heavy heart that I announce I will no longer be working with SQL Server. In ... Continue reading
2019-04-01
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A transport-level error has occurred when sending the request to the server.
Brent recently did a post called In Azure SQL DB, what does “The connection is broken and recovery is not ... Continue reading
2019-03-27
78 reads
What version of SQL is SSMS scripting for?
Recently (honestly it’s been a few years now) Microsoft split the lifecycle for SSMS out from the general SQL Server ... Continue reading
2019-03-25
21 reads
Mixed feelings over the new truncation error
As of SQL 2019 CTP2.0 or SQL 2017 CU12 Microsoft has given us a long-awaited addition to the truncation error....
2019-04-05 (first published: 2019-03-20)
2,030 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198 Roundup: How Do You Detect Data Changes?
Thank you to everyone who participated in T-SQL Tuesday #198! When I wrote the...
Optimizing Redshift Performance by Configuring WLM Queues
Efficient query performance in Amazon Redshift often comes down to how well you manage...
PowerShell Strikes Back: Return of the Loop
By gbargsley
Welcome back to PowerShell Strikes Back. We’re three weeks in, and the training is...
Forums
Dealing with huge heap tables
Recently, our dev teams approach me for advice on improving their huge heap table...
Merge Replication failing with Error converting data type nvarchar to numeric
After upgrading 2 Merge Replicated databases to SQL 2022 and re-establishing the Merge Replication...
Why Your Index Isn't Being Used? - Reading Execution Plans to Find the Real Culprit
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why Your Index Isn't Being...
Question of the Day
Distance Metric Algorithms
What are the distance metric algorithms that can be used in VECTOR_DISTANCE()?
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