SQL Server Query Tuning and Optimization by Benjamin Nevarez
I was recently asked to review SQL Server Query Tuning and Optimization by Benjamin Nevarez (blog|twitter), and as soon as ... Continue reading
2022-08-16
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SQLStudies
Using DBCC CLONEDATABASE to create a schema only copy of your database.
DBCC CLONEDATABASE is one of those features that I don’t use often but it’s really cool when I need it. ... Continue reading
2022-08-24 (first published: 2022-08-11)
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Visiting with DBAs at midnight : T-SQL Tuesday #153
🎶🎵 Memories, not being alone in the moonlight 🎵🎶 Kevin Kline (blog|twitter) is our host for this month’s episode of ... Continue reading
2022-08-09
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What’s next III
In case you didn’t know I was given notice about a month and a half ago. Since I’ve talked about ... Continue reading
2022-08-04
19 reads
SQL Homework – August 2022 – Replication part 1
You’ll hear a lot of people complain about replication. Including me. That said, replication is an amazing tool. There really ... Continue reading
2022-08-15 (first published: 2022-08-02)
245 reads
Perspective
I recently passed the second anniversary of the start of my stay in the hospital. A lot has happened since ... Continue reading
2022-07-28
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EXECUTE AS USER vs EXECUTE AS LOGIN
I use impersonation a lot. It’s a really easy way to check if someone has the permissions they are supposed ... Continue reading
2022-08-03 (first published: 2022-07-26)
745 reads
SSMS Put pinned tabs in their own row
A while back (6 years ago 😲) I talked about how you can change the behavior of SSMS so that ... Continue reading
2022-07-21
109 reads
#PowershellBasics: Multi-line commands
When I’m sharing code one of the things I hate most is having a scroll bar along the bottom. I ... Continue reading
2022-07-19
95 reads
#PowershellBasics: Write the output to a file.
Last week I posted about a request to get a list of services. The first problem I ran into was ... Continue reading
2022-07-14
207 reads
Blogs
Free SQL Training: Dive into Databases This December!
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Playing with the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
I published an article today on the Data API Builder, which is a way...
A New Word: Dolonia
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Understanding allowed topics for testing
Hi, I am a first time writer looking to author some content here. I...
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
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Filter a SQL Server Audit with a predicate
Hi Gents, Silly question, but it's been a long time since I've done this....
Question of the Day
The New Log File
I have a detached database from SQL Server 2019, called TDE_Primer. This database had a 100MB data file and a 73MB log file. The log file was lost, so I need to run this code:
USE [master] GO CREATE DATABASE [TDE_Primer] ON ( FILENAME = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\TDE_Primer.mdf' ) FOR ATTACH_REBUILD_LOG GOHow big is the new log file? See possible answers