Introducing sp_AzSQLDBPermissions (Beta)
I’ve written a version of my permissions scripts for Azure SQL Database. It’s still in Beta but I’m confident enough ... Continue reading
2019-07-11 (first published: 2019-06-27)
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Kenneth Fisher
SQL Homework – July 2019 – Table Size
In general this homework series is meant to give you ideas of things to play with that most if not ... Continue reading
2019-07-01
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It’s interesting how an OR short circuits.
I recently did a post on the case expression short circuting and received a very very interesting comment from Chad ... Continue reading
2019-06-27 (first published: 2019-06-17)
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What does the User Mapping tab of Login Properties really tell us.
In case it’s not clear, we are talking about the Login Properties GUI in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Now, ... Continue reading
2019-06-24
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How do I force a SQL Login to change it’s password on next login
Forcing someone to change their password on a periodic basis is a pretty common thing, and any time I’ve gotten ... Continue reading
2019-06-19 (first published: 2019-06-05)
559 reads
What permissions do temp stored procedures use?
In a performance tuning class I recently took with Brent Ozar (b/t) he mentioned temporary stored procedures and an interesting ... Continue reading
2019-06-19
105 reads
Does the case statement short circuit?
Let’s start with definitions: CASE Statement: This is basically an inline IF .. ELSE IF .. ELSE IF ….. etc ... Continue reading
2019-06-13
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What is a distributed transaction?
A while back I did a post defining a transaction. Basically, a transaction is a unit of work. The example ... Continue reading
2019-06-13 (first published: 2019-05-28)
820 reads
The butterfly effect. T-SQL Tuesday #115
This month, our host Mohammad Darab (b/t) has given us an interesting subject. Dear 20 year old self. Where we ... Continue reading
2019-06-11
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Using VALUES to construct an in-line table.
This has come up a few times recently, I find it rather fascinating and I can never seem to remember ... Continue reading
2019-06-07 (first published: 2019-05-22)
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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