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  • Reply To: “user_scans” of table “sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats”

    Have you checked the official docs:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-db-index-usage-stats-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16

    From there you can see what User Scans is showing you - Number of scans by user queries that did not use 'seek' predicate. So...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Have you seen this in the news today?

    I would start by not following the news from Fox, but that's just a personal bias against Fox News. I would check tech news sites like the register (for example)...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: The Costs and Rewards of Speaking

    The other thing that helps is once you do the presentation at least once, you get a feel for what parts engaged the audience and what parts were boring and...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Canot connect to Prod1

    The way things are set up in my environment, IT doesn't let me auto-generate my SPN's. I can't even make the SPN's. I need to put in a support request...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: LinkedServer error

    Have you tried googling the error? There are a lot of pages on google with similar errors such as this one:

    https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/188833/sql-linked-server-returning-error-suddenly-upon-query

    In that scenario, the problem was a faulty NIC.

    I recommend...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Canot connect to Prod1

    I may be mistaken but I am pretty sure that the error "The specified network name is no longer available" means that your computer lost access to the server for...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Filtered index prerequisites to be used

    Just to add, data manipulation operations (INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE) on a table need to modify most (all?) indexes on the table. So adding indexes to improve performance of deletes...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: How to set execution timeout in SSMS for SQL Server

    IT researcher wrote:

    Apologies for the confusions caused . I am planning to set the execution timeout for all queries that I will be running in SSMS. My goal is to stop...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: How to set execution timeout in SSMS for SQL Server

    I think the problem is that you are trying to do something that doesn't make sense. The timeouts are configured on a session by session basis, not on an instance...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:

    Sorry, been traveling, but to me, I'd say there are a few big things and then a whole lot of small ones.

    Biggies

    • 504s on posting (becoming too frequent)
    • not...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: The Costs and Rewards of Speaking

    I agree with you Steve. Presenting is terrifying and also fun. My first presentation I did was actually as a guest presenter at a university course where the professor had...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    What I'm seriously miffed about is that no one at Redgate seems aware nor gives a damn about these forums.  Apparently even Steve has zero pull with them.

    Two short...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Invisible Downtime

    The trick to solving this problem is to make getting into your software EASY and getting out impossible. One cloud CRM tool we had bought into years back helped us...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Monitoring if something is deleted in DB

    CDC (change data capture) will track changes on a table, but it can be messy if you have a lot of data that changes, but how you describe it sounds...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Can you connect Power Apps to SQL Server if you work in the government?

    Just a little FYI too - when hiring a consultant, it never hurts to check what the consultant is an expert in. If you hire a consultant to evaluate your...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

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