In Azure SQL DB, what does “The connection is broken and recovery is not possible” mean?
All it really means is, “Click Execute again, and you will be fine.”
Cloud Native
Building software for the cloud often requires some changes. This week Steve wonders how many of you are making the effort.
Sorting Months By Number (SQL Spackle)
Fill in another bit of your T-SQL knowledge by learning how to sort a result set by the proper month order, but use the month name instead.
Avoid running out of Disk Space ever again using SQL Monitor
SQL Monitor not only collects all the disk and database growth tracking data you need, automatically, but also analyses trends in this data to predict accurately when either a disk volume will run out of free space, or a database file will need to grow.
Manage SQL Server Agent History More Effectively
In this tip we look at how to build a custom approach to managing SQL Server Agent history data.
Computer Disruptions
I travel a fair amount for work to speak at various events around the world. Traveling can be quite a disruption to my life, and I do work to limit the amount of time that I'm gone. As my kids have gotten older, I'm have less commitments at home and an extra night during a […]
SQL Server System Audit Report
Ensuring that your SQL Server is secure is the job of every Database Administrator. In this article I will provide a script to help perform easier audits of your system.
Deploying and Reverting Clones for Database Development and Testing
It can be quite a shock for developers to realize they can make radical changes to the data or schema, while testing, safe in the knowledge that it will take them only a few seconds to revert the database to its original state. Phil Factor demonstrates how it's done, using SQL Clone and PowerShell.
What happens when you cancel or kill a resumable index creation?
SQL Server 2019 adds resumable online index creation, and it’s pretty spiffy according to Brent.
Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
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Odd Sequences
What values are returned from this code?
CREATE SEQUENCE NumericSequence
AS NUMERIC(5,1)
START WITH 1.0
INCREMENT BY 0.1;
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
GO
SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR NumericSequence
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