It's safe, but there are two things to note here.

1. you can cause slowdown in the activity for the database, as this is moving things around.
2. you break the recovery...

Should be fixed

There are different paths here, but as Anthony noted, what are you attempting to do?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/browse/

You can filter by role, so maybe the Developer role and Certification. You can then...

Or just use a testing framework and write a test: https://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/using-tsqlt-tests-to-practice-queries

Glad you enjoyed it. Coming up with something plausible is a fun challenge each year.

SQL Server on Linux (2005) - https://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/sql-server-on-linux

I would hope we'd see native Python someday, but...

Glad you enjoyed it. Trying to come up with something to "get" you is always a fun challenge.

You should not have sa being used for SSRS, ETL, etc. It's a recipe for problems, and it's a security risk. Create separate, non-sysadmin, accounts for each access.

If you're struggling...

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OK, this is a blown question. I meant to specify Azure SQL Database and did so in the tag, but not the question. I have altered that to be clear.

In...

Perhaps. I think that trade was made, but people are rethinking it....

I bet it's a split, but we get more WFH options. once companies see some things work, they will. I also think orgs will struggle to say Lynn's ex can...

Again, this isn't about whether the government should or shouldn't, but rather the challenge for us in complying and the issues we may face as data professionals.

Glad you learned something. That's most of what I'm trying to do with these.

Glad you liked it

SELECT [name], s.database_id,
COUNT(l.database_id) AS 'VLF Count',
SUM(vlf_size_mb) AS 'VLF Size (MB)',
SUM(CAST(vlf_active AS INT)) AS 'Active VLF',
SUM(vlf_active*vlf_size_mb) AS 'Active VLF Size (MB)',
COUNT(l.database_id)-SUM(CAST(vlf_active AS INT)) AS 'In-active VLF',
SUM(vlf_size_mb)-SUM(vlf_active*vlf_size_mb) AS 'In-active...