Kenneth Fisher

My name is Kenneth Fisher and I am Senior DBA for a large (multi-national) insurance company. I have been working with databases for over 20 years starting with Clarion and Foxpro. I’ve been working with SQL Server for 12 years but have only really started “studying” the subject for the last 3. I don’t have any real "specialities" but I enjoy trouble shooting and teaching. Thus far I’ve earned by MCITP Database Administrator 2008, MCTS Database Administrator 2005, and MCTS Database Developer 2008. I’m currently studying for my MCITP Database Developer 2008 and should start in on the 2012 exams next year. My blog is at https://sqlstudies.com/.

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Call to action: What do you own?

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

You restored that database, did you remember to change the owner or is it still you? How about that job ... Continue reading

2020-04-29

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What is the datatype SQL_VARIANT

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

The SQL_VARIANT data type is an interesting beast. It is a data type that can store most types of data. ... Continue reading

2020-04-27 (first published: 2020-04-16)

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Has this login been used recently?

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

I get asked this every now and again, along with the companion When was the last time this login was ... Continue reading

2020-04-20 (first published: 2020-04-08)

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A culture of testing : T-SQL Tuesday #125

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

Happy T-SQL Tuesday again! Number 125. I can’t believe how long this thing has been running. In case you weren’t ... Continue reading

2020-04-14

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#PowershellBasics: Using environment variables ($env:ProgramFiles)

by Kenneth Fisher

SQLStudies

The other day Kendra Little (blog|twitter) mentioned that she was trying to get a command in Powershell working. Specifically one ... Continue reading

2020-04-13 (first published: 2020-04-06)

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