4 Reasons To Avoid VARCHAR(8000)
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When first learning SQL Server, I had the brilliant idea of defining every column on my table as VARCHAR(8000). After all, the VARCHAR datatype...
2019-03-19
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4 Reasons To Avoid VARCHAR(8000)
Watch this week's video on YouTube
When first learning SQL Server, I had the brilliant idea of defining every column on my table as VARCHAR(8000). After all, the VARCHAR datatype...
2019-03-19
16 reads
Weekly reading #7
It is MVP Summit time! I have not made it this year unfortunately. I hope all MVPs have a greate...
2019-03-18
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Why to Avoid Using the Current Database Name in Object Definitions in SQL Server
I’ve recently published an article, “Why You Shouldn’t Hardcode the Current Database Name in Your Views, Functions, and Stored Procedures,” over on Simple Talk. In the article, I discuss:...
2019-03-18
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dbatools for the accidental DBA
dbatools is a very well known tool within the SQL Server community, and probably most of the production DBA’s are...
2019-04-04 (first published: 2019-03-18)
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Compliance Ain’t Easy
I’m sure by now you’ve heard of the GDPR and some of the large scale data breaches that have occurred within it. If you haven’t heard of the GDPR,...
2019-03-18
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Compliance Ain’t Easy
I’m sure by now you’ve heard of the GDPR and some of the large scale data breaches that have occurred...
2019-03-18
341 reads
A Week of SQL Server 2019
I’m in Redmond, or Bellevue, or somewhere nearby. Not completely sure where the Microsoft MVP Summit is this week (as...
2019-03-18
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Hugo’s SQL Server Execution Plan Reference
I’m a big fan of T-SQL Tuesday. Each month there is a host who comes up with a topic, and...
2019-03-18
453 reads
Disk Space and SQL Server
One of the frequently required job functions of the database administrator is to track disk space consumption. Whether this requirement comes from management or from a learning opportunity after a...
2019-03-18
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Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
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RegEx Functions III
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Optimized Locking in SQL Server 2025: Fewer Locks, Less Blocking, and the Cases It Cannot Fix
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RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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