Index Black Ops Part 6 – Fill Factor vs. Page Splits
In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in...
Working with the INSERT statement in SQL Server
The INSERT statement in SQL Server is versatile. It now allows the insertion of multiple rows of literal values. It also provides the output clause that solves a number of common problems such as ascertaining the value of identity fields, and other calculated fields in tables, or for auditing the rows that are added to tables. Robert, once again, gives a clear introduction.
Differences
Today Steve Jones wraps up this week of editorial topics looking at women's issues with his own views on men and women in the workplace.
Event Notifications in SQL Server for Tracking Changes
As a DBA, we often need a way to track what events are occurring (changes that are being made) on SQL Server or at the database level. So what is a way to track these changes without much impact on SQL Server performance?
SQL Saturday #53 – Kansas City Wrap Up
Another weekend, another new city, another SQL Saturday. This was my first trip to Kansas City, and it was a...
Gender Differences in the Workplace
Today we have a guest editorial from MVP Jessica Moss that talks about the gender differences in the workplace, and how you can work to get beyond them.
Potential Issue with Re-Naming Stored Procedures
In this article Mohammad Meimandi explains an issue faced while using SQL-DMO to copy database objects.
Auditing with Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 - Part 2
Part 2 of the series on using MAP 5.0 looks at using the toolkit to inventory servers, preparing audit reports and server virtualization planning.
Transactional Replication Setup (by Abi Chapagai)
As I discussed in my first part of replication SQL Server 2008 Replication: High Availability Solution Part One, replication is...
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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Is Fabric a Reliable Service or a Ripped Resource?
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locking down agent for new user on our dev machine
hi , a new user wants to be able to add sql agent jobs...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT I
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37What is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 3;See possible answers