Lead Blocker
Blocking is just part of life I’m afraid. Because we have locks (and yes we have to have them, and...
2017-01-18
3,101 reads
SQLStudies
What is COPY_ONLY?
You’ll frequently hear that you should add the COPY_ONLY clause when taking an ad-hoc full backup to avoid messing up...
2017-01-19 (first published: 2017-01-16)
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Why won’t my SQL Logins work?
I recently had an interesting time getting the SQL Auth logins on a new instance working. I was doing a...
2017-01-12
813 reads
Connect suggestion to add included columns to sp_helpindex
I’m a big fan of the sp_help system stored procedures, which is why I’ve been a bit disappointed that the...
2017-01-10
462 reads
A detailed view into your Azure resources
I’ve been studying Azure recently and came across a really interesting Azure site.
resources.azure.com
To give you an idea why I find...
2017-01-13 (first published: 2017-01-05)
1,461 reads
sp_refreshsqlmodule_internal – The user does not have permission to perform this action.
Honestly, I’m only posting this because I had a hard time finding anything posted on this error and I found...
2016-12-28
1,520 reads
A semester’s worth of Backup and Recovery blogs – The TSQL Tuesday 85 Rollup
I was thrilled to host TSQL Tuesday #85, the last TSQL Tuesday of 2016. My subject was backup and recovery...
2016-12-26
474 reads
sp_helptext vs object_definition()
I’ve been using sp_helptext for years. Honestly I probably end up using it at least once a day. But I...
2016-12-21
1,818 reads
:OUT :OUT darn results!
Years ago I worked for a company that had a rather cool way of handling requests. When we ran the...
2016-12-19
456 reads
An interview with me
The other day I received an email asking for some help with a school project. Would I please answer some...
2016-12-15
457 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
QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
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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...
Question of the Day
QUOTENAME Quote Parameters
When I use QUOTENAME(), I can optionally provide the character used to surround the string in the result. Can I use any character?
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