Andy discusses reasons why he thinks setting the default database to anything other than master is a mistake. We think he does a good job of covering the pros and cons, read the article and join the discussion!
2002-12-11
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How safe are your SQL passwords? Use these free tools to find out how secure your passwords are and generate more secure passwords.
2002-12-10
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In this example, we will attempt to get some statistical information on file-group utilization to assist us with IO monitoring.
2002-12-04
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Andy attended the recent PASS Community Summit and had a great time. Read some of the highlights from his perspective and maybe decide that you'll want to attend next year!
2002-12-02
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Like many other areas of business, the tech industry has weathered the occasional slump over the past few decades. It's only natural that the fate of techies is closely linked to the tides of the business. However, in any economy, weak or strong, some people prosper and advance while others suffer the consequences.
2002-11-29
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2002-11-27
7,424 reads
Andy talks briefly about why the company he works for has decided to require all developers to obtain the MCSD, then takes a look at the book they chose for the initial round of study for the first exam.
2002-11-26
5,183 reads
2002-11-22
14,507 reads
This article by new columnist Cathan Kirkwood shows you how to find wait locks and eliminate them.
2002-11-21
35,885 reads
Andy takes a look at the new book on DMO and likes what he sees - "great book for beginner and intermediate DMO users!". We've been supporters of DMO for a while and we're glad to see a new book on the subject. Read the review, add your comments, buy the book!
2002-11-19
5,260 reads
By John
AI and ChatGPT are all the rage these days. Seems like around every corner...
By Steve Jones
Next week is the 2024 PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle. I’ll be traveling...
By Steve Jones
bye-over – n. the sheepish casual vibe between two people who’ve shred an emotional...
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I have a backup of full, differential and transaction log setup for our database....
Hello everyone, I hope you can help me. I have a table with measurement...
I have run this on SQL Server 2022 for the Sales database:
ALTER DATABASE Sales SET AUTO_CREATE_STATISTICS ON (INCREMENTAL = ON)I then run this in the Sales database:
USE Sales GO CREATE STATISTICS CustomerStats1 ON dbo.Customer (CustomerKey, EmailAddress) WITH INCREMENTAL = OFFThe dbo.Customer table is partitioned. How are statistics created? See possible answers