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
468 reads
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
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
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Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
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The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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