Enforcing T-SQL quality with SSDT Analysis Extensions

What? Simply put, it is possible to include checks in the SSDT (Sql Server Data Tools) build process - you come...

Powershell – Copy the Latest Backup

I got an email recently where someone asked me how they can refresh a dev environment with Powershell. I guess...

Brand Level Zero

It’s that time of year when people look back on the past year(s) and think about what they have and...

Finding a common AD group for a set of users.

I work for a large organization that over the last few years has been doing a LOT of reorgs. And...

Do you want to build an Audit?

So I’ve written my second article for SQL Shack. This time instead of an overview of auditing options in sql...

SQL Server 2014 Best Practice: Set built-in Sysadmin(sa) account as an default owner of all databases on SQL Server instance

As we know, when we create database on SQL Server instance, SQL Server engine sets the login that created the database as the default database owner. This gives the...

SQL Server 2014 Best Practice: Set built-in Sysadmin(sa) account as an default owner of all databases on SQL Server instance

As we know, when we create database on SQL Server instance, SQL Server engine sets the login that created the...

Change Data Capture (CDC)–An easy way to track data changes of a database–TIP #79

 
In last TIP #78  we have discussed Change tracker (CT) which was introduced in SQL SERVER 2008. CT feature only...

T-SQL – How to Find Number of Words in a Given String

TSQL: To find number of words in a given string
Download the codehttps://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/T-SQL-How-to-Find-Number-533b6b39
DECLARE @DemoTable Table
(Col varchar(500));

INSERT INTO @DemoTable (Col)VALUES ('JOHN...

Capturing Database(s) and Table Usage stats – sp_spaceused simulation using DMVs

For more Information refer Technet Article

Introduction
sp_spaceused is one of the system stored procedure used frequently by many DBA’s that reveals amount...