SQL Database MI benefits
As I see a huge number of customers migrating their on-prem databases to the Azure cloud, the main question they ask is about whether they should go with an...
2020-03-10 (first published: 2020-03-02)
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Altering an indexed view in SQL Server drops all indexes
I learned an interesting thing about ALTER VIEW behavior in SQL Server when applied to indexed views. This is covered in the product documentation, but it’s not something I...
2020-03-02
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SQLSaturday Baton Rouge 2020 Business Intelligence edition this Saturday!
The first of a double whammy of SQLSaturday Baton Rouge events over the next 5 months, SQLSatBatonRougeBI is this Saturday, March 7! The organizers of this event, from the...
2020-03-02
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Setting 2020 Learning Goals
I deliberately didn’t set any goals at the start of 2020 since I was taking six weeks off for a sabbatical. That’s done, and it’s time to look forward....
2020-03-06 (first published: 2020-03-02)
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Query Store, Plan Forcing, and DROP/CREATE
I absolutely love Query Store and the ability it provides to force a plan is amazing. However, there are a lot of little gotchas in this functionality. I just...
2020-03-09 (first published: 2020-03-02)
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SQL Homework – March 2020 – Database Configurations.
A little while back we tried configuring the instance. Sometimes though, instance settings are a bit heavy handed, so this ... Continue reading
2020-03-05 (first published: 2020-03-02)
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SQL Server Agent for Azure SQL DB?
I always wanted a way to schedule commands within Azure SQL Database. Personally, for me, the go to standard is the functionality of SQL Server Agent. Obviously, this is...
2020-03-02
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Undercover Tools: February Updates and Change Log
Below is the February list of changes and updates to the Undercover Tools. Undercover Catalogue Update 0.4.2Two new modules were added to the Catalogue. Trace Flags – Capture trace...
2020-03-02
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Why can’t I remove this extra transaction log file?
Before this post gets started, let’s get past the title. I know what many of you are thinking: what in the name of Paul Randal would make someone have...
2020-02-29
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Why can’t I remove this extra transaction log file?
Before this post gets started, let’s get past the title. I know what many of you are thinking: what in the name of Paul Randal would make someone have...
2020-03-05 (first published: 2020-02-29)
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Blogs
Excellent article on securing msdb
By Brian Kelley
Fabiano Amorim has written an excellent article at Simple Talk on securing msdb. Here's...
T-SQL Tuesday #201: Temp Tables
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, which I am grateful for. So many...
When Do You Reach For A #temp Table?
I needed to do some research because there is more to #temp tables than...
Forums
jdbc auth failing to sql from sap's cloud middleware CPI
hi , our business partner is asking s4 sap api's for receivable info and...
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Work with On-Premises...
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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