SQL Server 2012 Certifications Revamped
Reprinted from my Database Weekly editorial.
Forget what you thought you knew about SQL Server certification, as Microsoft has completely redesigned...
2012-05-21
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SQLServerCentral.com Track Offered at 2012 SQL Server Connections in Las Vegas this Fall
As we have done for the last several years, SQLServerCentral.com will be offering its own track at SQL Server Connections...
2012-05-24 (first published: 2012-05-21)
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How to restore the tail end of a transaction log
Have you ever tried to restore a backup over an existing database and receive an error stating the tail of...
2012-05-25 (first published: 2012-05-21)
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SQLSaturday #119 Chicago – In the Books
As I write this, I’m enjoying a margherita pizza and a Miller High Life in my room. The SQLSaturday #119...
2012-05-21
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Is Dynamic T-SQL a Good Design Pattern?
In a recent discussion it was suggested to me that not only is dynamic T-SQL useful for things like catch-all...
2012-05-21
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Denali – Day 21: Security
Denali – Day 21: Security
Security wise Microsoft sql server is going great and on compare with other RDBMS in the market...
2012-05-21
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SSRS: FORMAT option for milliseconds
Some of our reports have hyperlink enabled on few metrics which points to an internal website. Recently there was a...
2012-05-21
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MS SQL Server : Nested Transaction and Partial Rollback of Transaction
Couple of days back, one of my colleague came to me and asked about partial rollback of a transaction.He was trying...
2012-05-20
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Denali – Day 20: More Programmability Feature
Denali – Day 20: More Programmability Feature
Native XML Web Services (SOAP/HTTP endpoints) is Removed:
Earlier version of sql server support Web services...
2012-05-20
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Dynamic Stored Procedure Execution in SQL Server
In my previous blog post: Suggestion: “USE” Keyword with Linked Servers, I talked about the suggestion I’ve posted on Microsoft...
2012-05-20
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Rebuilding All Indexes
I have added a few indexes to one of my tables in SQL Server 2025:
ALTER TABLE dbo.CustomerContact
ADD CONSTRAINT PK_CustomerContact
PRIMARY KEY (CustomerID);
-- Create index on CustomerEmail
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerEmail
ON dbo.CustomerContact (CustomerEmail);
CREATE INDEX IX_CustomerContact_CustomerEmail
ON dbo.CustomerContact (phone);
I then do this to disable one index:
alter index IX_CustomerContact_CustomerPhone on dbo.CustomerContact disableI see this when I check the index status:
I decide to rebuild all indexes with this command:
ALTER INDEX ALL ON dbo.CustomerContactAfter I do this, what will I see for the index status? See possible answers