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KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 3

The crime spree in Digitown is not ending. This time 20 cars have been stolen and we need to find where they’re stored.
The problem
This is the abridged case description....

2025-06-09 (first published: )

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KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 2

The people of Digitown are being targeted by phishermen, and they need my help to stop them in their tracks.
The problem

The police have asked for our assistance, and we’ve...

2025-06-02 (first published: )

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KDA: Echoes of Deception - Case 1

Another KDA case: Digitown’s utility bills suddenly doubled for no good reason. With the election coming up, I got pulled in to figure out what went wrong. I’ve got...

2025-05-30 (first published: )

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Kusto Detective Agency - Intro

While I mostly write about SQL Server, I have a soft spot for Kusto. In this series, I will explore solutions to fun challenges collectively known as the Kusto...

2025-04-27 (first published: )

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Deploy at Low Priority

Learn how to deploy schema changes in an always-online SQL Server environment without a maintenance window. This utility reduces blocking and improves deployment success.
The problem
I attempted to deploy a...

2025-03-19 (first published: )

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Finding nested references

I originally planned this post just as an answer to DBA Stack Overflow question: How can I get the list of tables in all the stored procedure? After preparing...

2024-09-13 (first published: )

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Service Broker Blocking

This post is dedicated to all 10 other DBAs that use Service Broker (you know who you are).
The main reason for this blog post is that I’ve got no...

2024-08-19 (first published: )

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Independence Day

The film independence day was released in 1996. Which of these queries returns that year is run today?

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