Daily Coping 6 Oct 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-10-06
9 reads
The Voice of the DBA
A Database Playlist for Your Mom
Recently someone asked me if I had a video explaining what a database was. I didn’t, but was curious. Apparently, this person wanted to learn a bit about databases...
2020-10-05
26 reads
Daily Coping 5 Oct 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-10-05
7 reads
Missing SQL Bits
This week is SQL Bits week, which is taking place virtually over in the UK. Things are planned for UK time, and speakers are accommodating them. I had a...
2020-10-02
21 reads
Daily Coping 2 Oct 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-10-02
13 reads
Daily Coping 1 Oct 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-10-01
13 reads
Running Express Edition in a Container–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Recently I was looking through the forums and...
2020-10-08 (first published: 2020-09-30)
390 reads
Daily Coping 30 Sep 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-09-30
8 reads
I Want PASS to Survive
I want PASS to survive. I can say that unequivocally, because this organization has been a part of my career, my job, and my life for twenty years. Many...
2020-10-09 (first published: 2020-09-29)
418 reads
Daily Coping 29 Sep 2020
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2020-09-29
8 reads
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Disable the sa login in SQL Server (and sleep better)
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Question of the Day
Locking Hierarchies
You have a table [dbo].[orders] without a Clustered Index (Heap). The table does not have any other nonclustered indexes! You rund the following command in Read Committed Isolation Level:
SELECTo_orderdate,
o_orderkey,
o_custkey,
o_storekey
FROMdbo.orders
WHEREo_orderkey = 3877;