Give Up on Natural Primary Keys
With the need to remove older data, Steve thinks natural keys may be obsolete.
The Ever Expanding Data Platform
With lots of news coming out of Ignite, Steve talks about a few of the changes.
Exhuming the GDPR Bodies
Since the GDPR has gone into effect, the focus has often been on databases. There are many other ways that personally identifiable data may be stored by an organization. In this article, David Poole shows how to use Bash and PowerShell to locate that data in file shares
Using undocumented DBCC WRITEPAGE to instigate SQL Server database corruption
In this tip we look at the undocumented command DBCC WRITEPAGE to corrupt a SQL Server database and then use the command to undo the corruption.
Picking the Right Type of Tool For the Job
Do we need the right tool or just a tool? A guest editorial from Andy Warren gives a few thoughts on getting things done effectively.
PowerShell Tool Time: Building Help
Learn how you can customize the help for your library of scripts in this edition of PowerShell Tool Time.
Forwarded Fetches and Bookmark Lookups
If someone says clustered indexes slow you down, they haven't read this.
What's New in the First Public CTP of SQL Server 2019
In this article we look at the first public CTP release of SQL Server 2019 and some of the great new features that will be part of SQL Server 2019.
An Open Thank You to the Microsoft SQL Server Team
Thanks for improving the string or binary data truncated error message.
SQL Server From .Net: Using SQL Server Schema to Build a Data Set
A basic introduction for developers (or anyone) to using the metadata for a SQL Server database to build a DataSet in ADO.Net that represent objects in any SQL Server database.
Blogs
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...
Reflections on the Life of a DBA
The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...
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Checking the Error Log I
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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