Escaping from a runaway Logon trigger
Most people know that logon triggers can be dangerous if you aren’t careful. And if you didn’t know, well, logon...
2014-05-27 (first published: 2014-05-19)
1,749 reads
SQLStudies
Granting or denying permissions to all of the tables within a database
When granting or denying permissions to the tables within a database you have two options. You can either add the...
2014-05-20 (first published: 2014-05-15)
3,880 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #54: Interviews!
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again and this month our host is Boris Hristov (b/t). He has asked us to discuss Interviewing....
2014-05-16 (first published: 2014-05-13)
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Does SQL Server do a CHECKDB during an instance restart?
When you start up an instance do you rely on the CHECKDB entry in the error log of SQL Server...
2014-05-13 (first published: 2014-05-07)
2,390 reads
Why is there a sysobjects when we already have sys.objects?
Once upon a time in a version of SQL far far away we had system tables that were easy to...
2014-05-05
714 reads
DBA Myths: TRUNCATE TABLE deletes all the rows of a table instantly.
Most DBAs and developers I’ve talked to over the years have felt that TRUNCATE TABLE is an instant DELETE. However...
2014-04-30
2,708 reads
The default autogrowth settings do NOT come from the Model database.
I recently saw a question about How to inherit autogrowth settings. They commented that while the new database GUI seemed...
2014-04-28
1,144 reads
Collation: Confusion
I started reading about collations after I had a recent run in with them. As I read I started to...
2014-05-02 (first published: 2014-04-23)
2,388 reads
Collation: Confusion
I started reading about collations after I had a recent run in with them. As I read I started to...
2014-04-23
535 reads
Collation: Temporary objects and variables: Demonstration
I had a recent run in with collation problems and it got me started reading about them. As I read...
2014-04-30 (first published: 2014-04-21)
1,961 reads
Blogs
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...
Summer Speaking Summary 2025
By alevyinroc
In the blink of an eye, summer has passed. I don’t know about you,...
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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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Requiring Technical Debt Payments
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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