(Un)Common Speed Phreakery
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Going From Many Schemas To One Schema
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Security Disclosure
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TSQL Challenge 36 - Create a graph/Chart with TSQL
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SQL Server restart validation checklist
Many times there is the need to restart the SQL Server services, this could be a reboot of the server after patching, service pack installation or due to some other reason. Sometimes we may face issues after the restart for example the SPN is not registered, a database is offline etc... For the solution you can use the below standard SQL Server validation checklist after you restart your SQL services.
Million Dollar Challenge, The Sequel
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SQL Q&A: Shrinking, Growing and Redesigning Databases
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Vote For The PASS SQLRally Logo
Take a moment and vote on the new SQL Rally logo that will be used for the event next spring.
'Just Google It'
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Using T-SQL to Verify Tables Row Counts in Transactional Replication
This article will help you to use T-SQL to verify that the Subscribers have the same number of rows of replicated data as the Publisher in transactional replication
Blogs
SQL Server Journey Part 2: Modern Era (2017 – 2026) – AI/Cloud First
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In cryptography, the RSA and ECC algorithms which we use primarily for asymmetric cryptography...
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An Unusual Identity
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Question of the Day
An Unusual Identity
What values are returned when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest2
(
id NUMERIC(10,0) IDENTITY(10,10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
INSERT dbo.IdentityTest2
(
somevalue
)
VALUES
( 'Steve')
, ('Bill')
GO
SELECT top 10
id
FROM dbo.IdentityTest2 See possible answers