It's Time to Patch and Upgrade
With bugs in our CPUs, everyone needs to plan on patching or upgrading.
2018-01-05
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Editorials
Using Better Tools
Some companies don't want to use tools, but that doesn't make sense to Steve Jones.
2018-01-04
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2018-01-03
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Understanding Your Value
Data can help you understand the value you bring to a company as a data professional.
2018-01-02
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2018-01-01
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2018-01-01
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2017-12-29
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2017-12-28
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The Slow Week
This is usually a slow time for many companies between two holidays, but it doesn't need to be unproductive.
2017-12-27
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Is the old stuff worth learning?
Often we are encouraged to learn the latest things, but sometimes the old stuff is worth knowing too.
2017-12-26
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Blogs
Why sys.fn_dblog Is Undocumented And Why It's Still There
By SQLPals
Why sys.fn_dblog Is Undocumented And Why It's Still There Why sys.fn_dblog...
T-SQL Tuesday #202 SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget: A Roundup
When I put together the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #202, I wasn't sure what...
A Last Minute Trip to the EU
By Steve Jones
My life has some crazy travel stretches for sure. Between speaking, office visits, customer...
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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