Move SQL Server Files for Master Database
In this second part of this article we look at how to move the SQL Server master database files to a different location.
Deceptive Visualizations
I'm sure there are plenty of examples, but I've seen deceptive data visualizations far too often in mass media. I don't often watch the news, but at times I've been at the gym, saw a graph on a television, and been a little surprised. The issue that bothered me is similar to what's discussed in […]
Conditional DELETE and INSERT in PostgreSQL
Introduction We are comfortable with inserting/deleting record(s) into/from a table. But we sometimes get confused when we need to insert or delete records conditionally from a table. Let us look at an example. Example scenario Suppose we have a table, called ALL_EMPLOYEES, which contains all employees' information who are working or had ever worked for […]
Evaluting a DBA
Steve has a few thoughts on hiring and the way in which you might want to evaluate a DBA candidate.
Azure Databricks Access Controls and Row Level Security
Azure Databricks has a number of Access Controls and Row Level Security options that we will explore in this article.
Branching and Merging in Database Development using Flyway
How to exploit the branching and merging capabilities of Git for scaling up team-based development, when doing Flyway migrations.
Handling Row-level Errors in ADF Data Flows
If you are working with ADF (Azure Data Factory) data flows, then you may have noticed there was a new feature released in November 2020, which is useful to capture any error while inserting/updating the records in a SQL database. This article will describe how to setup the error row handling feature and why it's […]
Tracking, Privacy, and Lots of Data
Apple has implemented some privacy controls for customers, which some advertisers don't like, but Steve agrees with.
Managing SQL Snippet Collections using JSON and PowerShell
Maintain your favorite SQL snippets and queries centrally, using PowerShell to save and update each snippet collection, in JSON, and then converting them into SQL code snippets for SQL Prompt.
SQL Server performance tuning: Nine best practices
SQL Server performance tuning can seem overwhelming when you don’t know where to start. In this article Robert Sheldon explains 9 best practices for performance tuning.
Blogs
Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
A customer was trying to compare two tables and capture a state as a...
Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
By Zikato
When I'm looking at a query, I bet it's bad if I see... a...
T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …
By Steve Jones
This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...
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On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?
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