Monica Rathbun

Monica lives in Virginia and is a Microsoft MVP for Data Platform. She has over 15 years of experience working with a wide variety of database platforms with a focus on SQL Server. She is a frequent speaker at IT industry conferences on topics including performance tuning and configuration management. She is the Leader of the Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group and a Mid-Atlantic PASS Regional Mentor. She is passionate about SQL Server and the SQL Server community, doing anything she can to give back. Monica can always be found on Twitter (@sqlespresso) handing out helpful tips.

Blogs

T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup

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This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...

Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access

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Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...

Off to Live 360

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I am off to Live 360 today, on my last trip of the year....

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Microsoft Recommendations for Update Stats?

By Brandie Tarvin

I have an application team that is insisting on daily (and for some, weekly)...

how can i tell if our db2 driver is ms or ibm or other?

By stan

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

By Senad

Is this even possible ? Tried with grant but to no avail. [sys].[database_role_members] and...

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Question of the Day

A Strange Result

What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?

select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';

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