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
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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When the Token Meter is Zero
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Understanding Temp Tables and Table Variables in SQL Server
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
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Question of the Day
The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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