The risks of Delayed Durability
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again and this month we are hosted by Jens Vestergaard (b/t) who want’s us to talk about...
2016-04-18 (first published: 2016-04-12)
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SQLStudies
Name the schema when you create an object (or else)
This is one of those frequently ignored best practices.
When you create an object, specify the schema where it will...
2016-04-06
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Complex/Conditional ORDER BYs
Typically it’s considered best to run your queries without an ORDER BY and let the application do any sorting needed....
2016-04-04
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Hidden code in AdventureWorks
I’ve playing around with AdventureWorks and managed to found some hidden code! Truly odd stuff. I’m so shocked I couldn’t...
2016-04-01
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When should I test?
To test or not to test. That is the question. Or is it? Shouldn’t we always test? That was the...
2016-03-30
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Why you shouldn’t use SELECT *
I answered an interesting question on SE today (ever notice how many posts come from stuff I read on forums?)...
2016-03-28
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I’m presenting for the Pass Security Virtual Chapter!
Tomorrow (3/24/2016) at noon CT I’ll be presenting my SQL Server Security Basics session for the Pass Security Virtual Chapter....
2016-03-23
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TOP 1 killed my performance; Rob Farley helped me resurrect it.
tl;dr; There is no short version of this. It’s LONG. It’s interesting but you might want to skip it if...
2016-03-25 (first published: 2016-03-21)
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What permissions do I need?
Ever wondered how to tell what permissions are required to run a statement or perform a task? Well, sometimes it...
2016-03-16
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Pulling data from a non-clustered index
This is one of those things that I found very interesting but figured I’d probably never really use. Of course...
2016-03-14
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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