SQL 2016 – Dynamic Data Masking
One of the new features that’s coming with SQL Server 2016 is Dynamic Data Masking. DDM is designed to allow...
2016-04-22 (first published: 2016-04-13)
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The DBA Who Came In From The Cold
Tools of the trade
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while now, nice and simple, just want to list the tools...
2016-04-06
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Update to TRUNCATE TABLE in SQL 2016 (partition support)
Continuing my obsession with partitioning I thought I’d write this quick post about a cool change in SQL Server 2016.
This...
2016-04-12 (first published: 2016-03-29)
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Partitioning and filegroup restores
I’ve been playing around with partitioning quite a lot recently and wanted to write a quick post about how it...
2016-04-05 (first published: 2016-03-24)
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First foray into presenting
It’s been a while since I’ve posted as the run up to Xmas last year and this January have been...
2016-01-29
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Pass 2015 – Overall Thoughts
I know I only posted one other blog about Pass but I’ve been way too busy over the last couple...
2015-11-01
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Pass 2015 – First Impressions
It’s Pass 2015 this week and I’m attending (seriously I’m unbelievably chuffed)! As they’ll be a shedload of blogs about...
2015-10-27
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Pass 2015 – First Impressions
It’s Pass 2015 this week and I’m attending (seriously I’m unbelievably chuffed)! As they’ll be a shedload of blogs about...
2015-10-27
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Where is my data stored?
Tables within SQL Server can contain a maximum of 8060 bytes per row. However even though columns are limited to...
2015-09-21
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Where is my data stored?
Tables within SQL Server can contain a maximum of 8060 bytes per row. However even though columns are limited to...
2015-09-21
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Blogs
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
By SQLPals
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO The purpose...
5 SQL Tricks Worth Remembering Before You Close the Laptop
Disclosure: this post may contain links to books as an affiliate link. If you...
Claude Context Window
By Arun Sirpal
Every Claude conversation has a context window. It is the total amount of text...
Forums
Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL,...
provisioning sql server via VMware Cloud Foundation
Hello, has anyone here ever provisioned and actually used an MS SQL Server with...
No More Deadlocks
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Question of the Day
No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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