You don’t need to be a sysadmin
Hey, I need sysadmin access to ServerA.
Ok. Why do you need sysadmin?
Well I need to be able to read and...
2016-03-16 (first published: 2016-03-10)
2,320 reads
SQLStudies
Ever wonder what that goofy query in the header means?
It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again (Number 76!) and this month we are hosted by Bob Pusateri (b/t) who has invited...
2016-03-08
1,163 reads
How do I grant someone the ability to create a stored procedure?
The question of How to grant the ability to create/alter stored procedures and views came up today on dba.stackexchange.com. It’s...
2016-03-11 (first published: 2016-03-02)
2,292 reads
Blogger questions: How often should I blog?
What with the #sqlnewblogger effort we’ve been seeing a lot of new bloggers (and some old ones starting up again)...
2016-03-04 (first published: 2016-02-29)
1,248 reads
Powershell script to create multiple SQL Server Connections
As with most of these types of things, I had a need. I want to show how using sys.dm_exec_[requests/sessions/connections] is...
2016-02-24
1,038 reads
You are not logged on as the database owner or system administrator.
I had one of my developers ask me why he keeps seeing the following warning when he tries to modify...
2016-02-22
1,115 reads
Take caution when altering a column using TSQL
When developing in SQL Server you are eventually going to have to modify a column or two (at least). And...
2016-02-23 (first published: 2016-02-17)
3,964 reads
varchar(1) VS char(1)
The other day I made a somewhat flip coment on twitter. (I know, everyone is shocked right?)
varchar(1) Really? It’s...
2016-02-15
1,606 reads
Changing to simple recovery to clear the log.
Clearing out a full transaction log is a common problem. A quick search will find you dozens of forum entries...
2016-02-10
568 reads
Impersonation can give you the wrong answer
I use impersonation all the time to let me see additional permissions information I can only get that way and,...
2016-02-08
466 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Forums
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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