sp_SrvPermissions & sp_DBPermissions V5.0
These are a couple of stored procedures I wrote to help me with security research. Each of the stored procedures...
2014-06-23
687 reads
SQLStudies
Aliasing a SQL Server: When it works, when it doesn’t and when it may be your problem.
Creating an alias for a SQL Server is fairly easy and there are several ways to do it. Configuration Manager...
2014-06-20 (first published: 2014-06-18)
2,333 reads
I don’t want to grant permission to all the tables in the database at once.
A couple of weeks ago I did a post on granting or denying permissions to all the tables within a...
2014-06-16
1,162 reads
What is this default trace you speak of?
I frequently see the default trace mentioned in answers to forum questions, blog posts, articles, even training sessions. My knowledge...
2014-06-12
838 reads
MJ Swart offers free technical editing
A little while back Michael J Swart(B/T) offered to help you become a better writer. This was exciting for me...
2014-06-09
884 reads
15 years of experience with Identity columns
An identity column is an auto incrementing columnAn identity column is typically used as a primary keyA primary key that’s...
2014-06-04
1,047 reads
What is the difference between Money and Decimal(19,4)
One of my co-workers and I were discussing the difference between the data type MONEY and the data type DECIMAL(19,4)....
2014-06-02
1,903 reads
Who has the DAC open?
The other day I started seeing the following error in my SQL log.
Error: 17810, Severity: 20, State: 2.
Could not connect...
2014-06-05 (first published: 2014-05-28)
2,556 reads
Microsoft’s free virtual labs
If you have spent any time looking around my site, you will notice that I love study materials and in...
2014-05-26
1,177 reads
DBA Myths: A table with a primary key is not a heap
Typically when you see a heading like this you know the answer is “No” or “False” but in this case...
2014-05-21
2,634 reads
Blogs
Modify Power BI page visibility and active status with Semantic Link Labs
Setting page visibility and the active page are often overlooked last steps when publishing...
T-SQL Tuesday #190–Mastering a New Technical Skill
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this time Todd Kleinhans has a great...
Getting Started with the MSSQL AI Agent in VS Code
By Steve Jones
Recently I was working in VS Code and I saw a walkthrough for the...
Forums
Azure elastic query credential question
I am trying to check out elastic query between two test instances we have...
Change Tracking Data Retention Options
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Question of the Day
Change Tracking Data Retention Options
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=4 xxx);What are the possible choices for xxx? See possible answers