this is what I do when I install SQL. How about you?
Whenever I install a standalone SQL instance (installing on a failover cluster adds a few more steps) on a x64...
2012-10-19
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Blog Posts
Awarded – Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2012
Today, I’ve received an email from Microsoft stating that I’ve been awarded Microsoft Community Contributor. This is the first time...
2012-10-18
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DBA Study Guide
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caledonia09/4999119065/
Hello Dear Reader, over here at Pragmatic Works we’ve been growing like weeds. For the most part we are looking...
2012-10-18
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Important Alerts for SQL Server
One of the things that I think is extremely important for DBAs and really anyone that has to administer a...
2012-10-18
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My Training Topics For Coming Months
Just few days gone since our last Chennai SQL Server User Group meet. This is the right time to choose...
2012-10-18
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On Source Control
A mention today from Jamie Thomson in his blog on source control. I left a comment, but it was long,...
2012-10-18
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Should a placement firm tell you what they are billing the client?
As a 1099 consultant, I usually use a placement firm to find a contract job. I always ask the placement...
2012-10-18
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SQL Audit – User-defined Audit Events
One thing I failed to touch on during my series on SQL Audit was the use of user-defined events in...
2012-10-18
3,227 reads
SQL Server # Database Backup Report using T-SQL
Today, I am going to share few very useful scripts which will report us on Database Backup from different view...
2012-10-18
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SQL Server # TSQL to Convert STRING in PROPER format
Problem Statement
SQL Server has got in-built functions to convert the given string into LOWER() or UPPER() format but it does...
2012-10-18 (first published: 2012-10-15)
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Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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