2017-03-13
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Editorials
The Details are in the Small Print
Phil Factor on the rewards of learning the zen-like skill of writing, reading and understanding IT documentation.
2017-03-13
69 reads
Only as Good as Your Auditor
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that talks about auditing your organization.
2017-03-10
107 reads
Database Cattle
Steve Jones says you should treat your database servers like cattle. It makes life easier.
2017-03-09
353 reads
The Migration Checklist
Today Steve Jones talks about the checklist you would want if you needed to move a SQL Server instance to new hardware.
2017-03-08
13,060 reads
2017-03-07
90 reads
Containing the Work
Containers are valuable in many software domains. Are there places we, as data professionals, would like to use software containment?
2017-03-06
102 reads
Creative IT Learning
If a successful IT career is just as much about tenacity, interest and retention as it is about brainpower, then how does one go about continuous learning?
2017-03-06
107 reads
Null Defaults
Today Steve Jones asks what default values you might choose for new columns in a table.
2017-03-03
132 reads
Why I am Excited about SQL Server on Linux
Read why Solomon Rutzky is excited about SQL Server running on Linux.
2017-03-02
586 reads
Blogs
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...
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...
Forums
Implementing Type 4 Slowly Changing Dimensions in SQL Server
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The Disabled Index
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Server-Level Table sizes
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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