More on the MVP SQL Server book
If you buy from Manning directly today or tomorrow, there’s a 50% discount . Use the code pop0928 at the checkout....
2009-09-29
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Gail Shaw
- Interests: Computer Graphics, Aikido, Roleplaying
MVP book is available for preorder
Last year a large number of MVPs (mostly SQL Server) got together to write a book with all proceeds going...
2009-09-28
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Why is CheckDB rolling back transactions?
I saw this one on a forum recently and it’s a fun question to look into.
When running CheckDB on an...
2009-09-24
600 reads
Estimated rows, actual rows and execution count
It’s often said that a major discrepancy between estimated and actual row counts in a query’s execution plan is a...
2009-09-22
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Multiple Execution Paths
It’s not uncommon to find stored procedures that have multiple IF statements controlling the flow of execution within the procedure....
2009-09-15
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Thoughts on the 24 hours of PASS
From all indications, the first 24 hours of PASS was a resounding success. Hundreds of attendees for each session, minimal...
2009-09-03
359 reads
Backing up to NUL vs Backup with Truncate only
Or “It’s 10pm, do you know where your log records are?”
Something that I’ve started to see recently is the idea...
2009-08-31
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Corruption in sys.dependencies
The second type of corruption I want to look at is that of missing references in sys.sql_dependencies. This typically appears...
2009-08-26
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Stats blob corruptions
There have been a couple odd types of corruption that I’ve been seeing on the forums. I want to take...
2009-08-24
346 reads
Performance Implications of Database Snapshots
Books online mentions that performance may be reduced when using database snapshots. I decided to investigate how severe that reduction could be.
2008-09-23
9,520 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup
This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access
By Steve Jones
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...
Forums
how can i tell if our db2 driver is ms or ibm or other?
i see this in the definition of a linked server on our wh sql...
normal role member to be able to view list of other role members in his DB
Is this even possible ? Tried with grant but to no avail. [sys].[database_role_members] and...
Stairway to Snowflake Level 5 - Using Snowflake with SnowSQL and Visual Studio Code
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Snowflake Level 5...
Question of the Day
A Strange Result
What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?
select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';See possible answers