Capture the Flag – The Trace Flag
Despite the controls in place there always seems to be some change that is unknown or even some cowboy that makes changes as s/he sees fit and forgets to...
2018-12-06
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Capture the Flag – The Trace Flag
Many people work in a tightly controlled environment. Every change requires a change control form and approval to make a...
2018-12-25 (first published: 2018-12-06)
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Speaking at SQL Saturday #782 Slovenia
In coming weekend I will be speaking at SQL Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I’m extra happy because I do it...
2018-12-06
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Pens
On Monday I wrote about journaling and while any pen will do, I think having a pen dedicated (as it...
2018-12-06
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SQL Server Find Unused Data Files
You know that old SQL Server you’ve left running the last 5 years and had numerous databases dropped and restored...
2018-12-06
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Azure SQL Database “Step By Step” Tutorials
I would like to share a link to my Azure SQL Database Stairway series hosted over at SQLServerCentral. As stated...
2018-12-06
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Useful T-SQL queries and scripts to work in SQL Server
This post is about some queries and scripts that I use in my daily work on SQL Server. Some of them are self-explanatory, i.e. the name of the query/script...
2018-12-05
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Useful T-SQL queries and scripts to work in SQL Server
This post is about some queries and scripts that I use in my daily work on SQL Server. Some of them are self-explanatory, i.e. the name of the query/script...
2018-12-05
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Useful T-SQL queries and scripts to work in SQL Server
This post is about some queries and scripts that I use in my daily work on SQL Server. Some of...
2018-12-26 (first published: 2018-12-05)
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Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical Reduction)
A T-SQL approach to solving the 2018 "Advent of Code" programming challenge. This solution includes a recursive case-sensitive string replacement.
The post Advent of Code 2018 – Day 5 (Alchemical...
2018-12-05
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Take Time to Gain Perspective
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Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
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I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
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