Spotlight on SQL Server - Raul Garcia
Our spotlight series is bringing you a look at the people behind the software at Microsoft and this time we delve into security a little as we get to know Raul Garcia.
2006-07-06
3,980 reads
Interviews
SQL Server MVP Simon Sabin
Over the last year we've taken a look at a number of people influential in the SQL Server community. This time Steve Jones spent a little time interviewing MVP and regular blogger Simon Sabin.
2006-06-29
5,060 reads
Database Geek of the Week - Glenn Johnson
The latest GotW award goes to Glenn Johnson, .NET trainer and author of Programming Microsoft ADO.NET Applications:
2006-06-23
3,168 reads
Spotlight on SQL Server with Paul Randal
What's inside the mind of the guy behind the storage engine? Steve Jones gets a few minutes iwth the lead program manager of the SQL Server 2005 storage engine. Check our his blog as well!
2006-06-21
6,170 reads
An Interview with Bob Beauchemin
Over the last year we've taken a look at a number of people influential in the SQL Server community. This time Steve Jones spent a little time interviewing noted trainer and author Bob Beauchemin.
2006-06-15
3,752 reads
Spotlight on SQL Server
After a bit of a hiatus, the interviews are back. This time we take a few minutes with Dan Jones of the SQL Server development team.
2006-04-24
5,732 reads
Brooke Philpott of sqlSentry
The guys that build software rarely get exposure of credit. Maybe that's why so many of them turn to open source where they get more well known. After a meeting at TechEd 2005, Andy Warren had the chance to get some interesting interview questions answered by Brooke Philpott, one of the 2 core developers of sqlSentry. And not a marketing guy.
2006-01-19
5,794 reads
2005-12-30
2,121 reads
Database Geek of the Week - Peter DeBetta
Peter runs DeBetta Software , a consulting firm that develops data-driven enterprise solutions. He is also a programming instructor for Wintellect, a training and consulting company, and a frequent speaker on SQL Server and other subjects.
2005-12-23
1,475 reads
Database Geek of the Week - Scott Forsyth
After interviewing a number of database geeks, it struck me that many of them focus on one area of database development. Hilary Cotter specializes in replication, for example, while Itzik Ben-Gan focuses on Transact-SQL (see http://www.simple-talk.com/categories/sql-articles). Scott Forsyth is no different, but his area of expertise is more unusual: web hosting using .NET technology.
2005-12-09
2,034 reads
Blogs
Using the Data API Builder–VS Live San Diego Resources
By Steve Jones
Thanks for attending my sessions. Resources below: Slides: Using Data API Builder GitHub repo: ...
Running a Local LLM On Your Laptop Resources
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone that attended my sessions at VS Live San Diego yesterday. It...
Differences Between xp_readerrolog and sp_readerrorlog: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I was creating a question on sp_readerrorlog and realized that this procedure is different...
Forums
Implementing Type 4 Slowly Changing Dimensions in SQL Server
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The Disabled Index
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Question of the Day
The Disabled Index
I run this code on SQL Server 2022.
CREATE TABLE Drink
(
drinkid INT NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT DrinkPK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
drinkname VARCHAR(20),
rating NUMERIC(2, 1)
)
GO
INSERT INTO Drink
(
drinkid,
drinkname,
rating
)
VALUES
(1, 'Margarita', 4.5),
(2, 'Mojito', 4.3),
(3, 'Old Fashioned', 4.7),
(4, 'Martini', 4.4),
(5, 'Cosmopolitan', 4.2)
GO
ALTER INDEX drinkpk ON dbo.drink DISABLE
GO
SELECT * FROM dbo.Drink
GO
What is the result? See possible answers