RAID your backups
Let’s start with a very brief definition of some RAID levels.
RAID 0 : Stripe your data across multiple disks. Writing a...
2016-05-24 (first published: 2016-05-16)
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SQLStudies
Comparing the contents of two tables
I’ve been working on tuning a query for the last week and I’ve had to make several changes to the...
2016-05-16 (first published: 2016-05-12)
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Getting your Cloud on
One of the things I like best about joining in on Adam Machanic’s (b/t) TSQL Tuesday blog party is that...
2016-05-10
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Grant Deny Revoke
It always amazes me how often these three commands get confused. Heck it amazes me how long I confused them....
2016-05-04
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Remove files from a filegroup
You have a database with one or more filegroups, and one or more of those filegroups has multiple files. You’ve...
2016-05-02
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Certificates, Proxies and Jobs! Oh My!
Oh Noes! I have a job that requires me to run an SSIS package, cmdshell script, etc. And I need...
2016-04-27
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Get your SQL Server MCSA without taking the BI exam.
I’m a big fan of certifications as a training exercise. However not everyone has the same interests. With the new...
2016-04-25
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Why my primary test environment is case sensitive.
Me: I think I’m going create a new playground instance.
Myself: Make sure you use a case sensitive (CS) collation when...
2016-04-20
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How do I rename a column?
Everyone makes mistakes right? And sometimes you create an object and decide later that you messed up and need to...
2016-04-18
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Modulo!
I love this somewhat obscure mathematical operator. All it does is return the remainder of a division statement but even...
2016-04-14
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Blogs
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
Solving SQL Server Mysteries with a Whole Gang of Sleuths -Scooby Dooing Episode 4
One thing I’ve always loved about the Scooby-Doo cartoon is that he never solved...
Forums
SQL Server 2025 Jobs
Hello SQL Server 2022 16.0.4212.1 running on a Windows Server 2025 Std,V 24H2, SO...
how to optimise whole database full of table and sp in one go using githubcopilo
i have subscription of github copilot which i can access in vs 2022 comunity...
Password Guidance
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Question of the Day
Using table variables in T-SQL
What happens if you run the following code in SQL Server 2022+?
declare @t1 table (id int); insert into @t1 (id) values (NULL), (1), (2), (3); select count(*) from @t1 where @t1.id is distinct from NULL;See possible answers