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When is the last time you audited who has SQL Server access? No really? When did you last do this?...
2016-02-22 (first published: 2016-02-17)
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What Alerts Us About The SQL Agent? - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
The SQL Agent is our friend! Setting up SQL Server Agent to automate jobs and alerts is a great idea....
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SQL F.A.D. – Trace flag 834 and columnstore indexes - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
Trace flags can be good Are special codes we, the DBA, can use to change the way the SQL Server...
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020 – A Foolish Decision - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
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2015-10-16
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Get Hyper-V Host To Talk To Guest VM’s With This Simple Trick - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
The Assumption I assume you already have a Hyper-V basic configuration on your system, be it a laptop, server or...
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019 – 24 HOP Questions Answered - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
24 HOP Questions Answered In WOxPod!, episode # 019 – “24 HOP Questions Answered” I answer those questions that I wasn’t able...
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SQL Server’s TIMESTAMP Is Not What You May Think It Is. - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
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2015-09-23
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The Poor Man’s SQL Backup Encryption - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
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018 – Learn Like A Pro! - Syndication – WaterOx Consulting
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2015-09-04
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How Many Can Be the Greatest
I am trying to analyze a number of columns in a large table to determine the highest value for each row. In SQL Server 2022, we have the GREATEST function, which will return the greatest value from those columns passed in. How many columns can I include in an expression like this:
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