Using @@ROWCOUNT can be a bit tricky
@@ROWCOUNT is a very useful system variable that returns the number of rows read/affected by the previous statement. It’s frequently...
2015-09-16
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SQLStudies
What SQL Server components are installed on this machine?
Figuring out what components of SQL Server are installed on a particular machine has always been a task that has...
2015-09-14
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Finding the worst running query in a stored procedure
The other day I was asked to tune a stored procedure. Not exactly an uncommon task, but I worked something...
2015-09-22 (first published: 2015-09-10)
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Where you should start when managing an enterprise
This T-SQL Tuesday we are hosted by one of the DBA’s of the night: Jen McCown (b/t). She want’s us...
2015-09-11 (first published: 2015-09-08)
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Learning Regular Expressions
I’m a regular watcher of the Midnight DBA Webshow and one day they mentioned regular expressions. Not a new term...
2015-09-02
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The default instance has a name
The default instance actually has an instance name. It’s MSSQLSERVER. This is probably familiar to a lot of you but...
2015-09-07 (first published: 2015-08-31)
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The 30 minute rule
In one of my first IT jobs (back in the dark ages) we had something called the thirty minute rule....
2015-08-26
660 reads
The tail of the log
The tail of the log
A little while back I was feeling overwhelmed by the number of blog posts ideas that...
2015-08-24
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SSMS’s Clipboard Manager
The other day Richie Rump (b/t) mentioned something called a clipboard manager on twitter. I’ll admit I had to ask...
2015-08-28 (first published: 2015-08-19)
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Pulling data from the error log
The other day I was asked to pull a list of errors from the SQL Server log into a table...
2015-08-25 (first published: 2015-08-17)
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Which 'Where' statement conditional upon a variable
Thanks in advance for any clues on this. I am trying to write a...
Backup to Immutable Storage
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Question of the Day
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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