Book Review: Guru's Guide to T-SQL
This week, Brian Knight reviews the book Gurus Guide to Transact SQL.
Restoring the Master Database
This article shows you in a step-by-step manner how to restore the master database.
Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 7
The seventh part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
Invisible Comments
I ran into a dilemma when I was told that I should not allow potential competitors to view my JavaScript comments. If they want to figure the code out; make them work for it.
Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 6
The sixth part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
Computer Problem Report Form
This humorous form was originally desgined for Network Admins, but it works for DBAs as well.
Keeping Your Developers Under Control
Everyone needs a stable environment. This article discussed ways to keep your team on the same page.
Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 5
The fifth part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
Stuff Computer Support People Love
For anyone who supports desktops, this document shows how to sarcastically please your IT department.
Using InterDev's Toolbox
If you've ever played around with the toolbox, you may have discovered one of InterDevs hidden gems. Did you know that the InterDev Toolbox allows you to add you own custom tabs? This feature allows you to access frequently used snippets of code in an instant
Blogs
Daily Coping 21 Jan 2021
By Steve Jones
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to...
Using dbachecks for CIS Security Checks
Well back at the end of 2019 I finished writing most of the checks...
How to tell if Change Data Capture (CDC) is working as expected
By DesertDBA
I’m not sure how many of you use Change Data Capture (CDC) on your...
Forums
Can secondary data file (.ndf) be created by default during sql installation?
Primary data file, sitting on its own drive, has two files: .mdf and .ndf....
Extended Events stop writing to Ring Buffer in 10 minutes.
It hardly goes over 1000 collected rows, and just stops further logging without any...
left join causing results to be multiplied
Hello, Hello, the query below is giving me some trouble. the results of the...
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