SQL Server Find Unused Data Files
You know that old SQL Server you’ve left running the last 5 years and had numerous databases dropped and restored...
2018-12-06
664 reads
Gavin Draper
Live Query Stats of Running Queries
Since SQL Server 2014 SP1 we’ve had DMV’s that can support Live Query Statistics (Basically a query plan that gives...
2018-11-24
242 reads
Why Wont SQL Server Use My Filtered Index?
As with most of my posts of late all examples here are using the StackOverflow SQL Server database that can...
2018-10-02
229 reads
Why Wont SQL Server Use My Filtered Index?
As with most of my posts of late all examples here are using the StackOverflow SQL Server database that can...
2018-10-02
116 reads
Missing Index Recommendations, These Are Not The Indexes You’re Looking For
Picture the scene….. DBA Doug is sitting in his cubicle minding his own business when App Dev Allister gives him...
2018-09-29
146 reads
Missing Index Recommendations, These Are Not The Indexes You're Looking For
Picture the scene….. DBA Doug is sitting in his cubicle minding his own business when App Dev Allister gives him...
2018-09-29
155 reads
SQL Server How to Check What Settings Are Set On Active Sessions
SQL Server has a number of settings set on a session that can influence the behaviour or queries. When debugging...
2018-06-01
201 reads
SQL Server How to Check What Settings Are Set On Active Sessions
SQL Server has a number of settings set on a session that can influence the behaviour or queries. When debugging...
2018-06-01
111 reads
SQL Server Minimally Logged Inserts (Assume Nothing!)
Side note : I originally started this post to show with examples all the scenarios where you can get minimal logging...
2018-05-29
144 reads
SQL Server Minimally Logged Inserts (Assume Nothing!)
Side note :
I originally started this post to show with examples all the scenarios where you can get minimal logging...
2018-05-29
165 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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