Daily Coping 28 Jan 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-01-28
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Blog Posts
Get SQL Server Configuration using T-SQL
As a SQL architect or database administrator, it is required to know how to get SQL Server configuration using T-SQL. This post will share
2022-01-28
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Microsoft industry clouds
In talking with Microsoft customers, I have found that most are not aware that Microsoft has created industry clouds (see Microsoft Industry Clouds). So I wanted to use this...
2022-01-28 (first published: 2022-01-18)
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Parsing scripts with ScriptDOM
In the last post I wrote about what ScriptDOM is and why it is useful. From this post, I will explain how it can be put to use. What...
2022-01-28 (first published: 2022-01-27)
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sp_GetRowcount: How to count the number of rows in any SQL Server table fast
Have you ever had to find the number of rows in a user table, and then wrote a little “SELECT COUNT(*) FROM tblWhatever” and hit execute…and waited…and waited…and waited...
2022-01-28
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SQL Server - How to comma-separated values into different columns
This article will demonstrate the method to store comma-separated values into different columns using SQL Server(T-SQL) query.
2022-01-28
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SQL Server – Retrieve Physical Cores, Physical and Virtual CPUs, and Processor type information
Today's post describes SQL queries to get the following information about the processors of a SQL Server instance: 1. The total number of ph
2022-01-28
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SQL Server agent jobs without notification using T-SQL
This article will describe how to get a list of SQL Server agent jobs without notifications using T-SQL . Read more here
2022-01-28
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T-SQL Query to change Integration Services Catalog (SSISDB) database Master Key encryption password
Learn how to change the Master Key encryption password for an SQL Server Integration Services Catalog (SSISDB) database in SQL Server.
2022-01-28
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Using T-SQL to Answer Date-Related Calculations
There are many interesting questions related to date calculations. For example, I have seen the following questions Give a date, find the first Tuesday day of the previous week/month/quarter,...
2022-01-28
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Blogs
The Cost of Not Having a DBA
By Kevin3NF
Does skipping a DBA save money? Wait until your system grinds to a halt,...
Who are you? Building an identity map.
By Brian Kelley
I admit that until I read the article, Who are you as a Leader?,...
Call a Fabric REST API from Azure Data Factory
Suppose you want to call a certain Microsoft Fabric REST API endpoint from Azure...
Forums
How to update using data from three tables?
I am in the process of migrating from MySQL to SQL Server. I have...
Select Returning Blank Rows
I have the following select statement --#1 Select supplier, s.refnum, desc from supplier as...
How to update a history table with changes.
Good morning to all. I am a novice when it comes to SQL so...
Question of the Day
Replacing a NULL II
What is returned from this code in SQL Server 2022?
DECLARE @value INT = NULL , @value2 VARCHAR(20) = NULL; SELECT COALESCE (@value, @value2, 100.5) AS Result; GOSee possible answers