MythBusting–“Table variables have no statistics”
Ok, as myths go, its a pretty weak one. In fact, it is true, this whitepaper explicitly states that. But...
2011-12-02
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Autogrow guidelines
I always enable autogrow on my databases. However, it’s there for emergencies, not as a space management tool. I monitor...
2011-12-02
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Workarounds for SSRS 2008 Font rendering issue
Problem
A report developed using SSRS 2008 either through Visual Studio 2010 or BIDS 2008 does not renders properly when viewed...
2011-12-02
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SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”) Licensing
Microsoft has posted the licensing for SQL Server 2012. It has simplified licensing: SQL Server 2012 will offer two licensing...
2011-12-02
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Re-blog – November 25 – December 1
Welcome to the Friday Re-Blog summary post. The aim of these posts is to bring some old posts that newer...
2011-12-02
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“Beyond Rounded Corners” at the Microsoft BI User Group of Minnesota-Dec 6, 2011
Come join me and other Business Intelligence professionals at the Microsoft BI User Group meeting at Microsoft’s new offices in...
2011-12-02
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With A Little Bit of Care, You Can Use the DMVs to Auto-Create Some Missing Indexes, Here Is How (but with Caveats)
An Automagic Index Creation Script? No, but a start to deal with Missing IndexesHere's the useful join from a number...
2011-12-02
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SQL Server 2008 R2 Installation Step by Step Guide - Saving System Admins, DBAs, Developers and Support Technicians A Wee Bit O' Misery
I've uploaded to SkyDrive a complete step by step guide for a SQL Server 2008 R2 installation because I prefer...
2011-12-02
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Now to End of Year
My friend Steve Jones posted Shutting Down for a Week and in that he talked about doing too much, trying...
2011-12-02
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DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 10
This is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal.
Alien Brad is not looking very well (more boils), or very...
2011-12-02
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Blogs
Experimenting with CHOOSE: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was looking over the CHOOSE() function while editing an article at SQL Server...
Fighting Procrastination?
By Brian Kelley
Here is another short video (~ 15 minutes). This is by the author of...
A Fun Prize at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I had a briefing for the 2026 PASS Data Community Summit, which is just...
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SQL Server 2025 Server-level Roles
In SQL Server 2022+, what does the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## role allow?
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