Session: Introduction to Powershell Cmdlets for DBAs
I’ve given my new Powershell Cmdlets for DBAs session a handful of times now, and just realized I haven’t blogged...
2014-10-28
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SQL Awesomesauce
Minion Reindex is here
We released Minion Reindex by MidnightDBA unto the world, accompanied by a press release on SQLServerCentral.com, and people have responded so incredibly positively. We’re quite...
2014-10-27
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Minion Reindex arrives this Friday!
Edit: Minion Reindex has arrived, and it’s getting fantastic notes! The MidnightDBA team is announcing the release of a new,...
2014-10-20
1,127 reads
PASS Summit 2014: Recommendations and Invitations (#sqlpass #Summit14)
The first week of November, we’ll be at the PASS Summit inSeattle, WA. This is the highlight of most SQL Server speakers’...
2014-10-10
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Tip: Concatenate rows with XML, or COALESCE
Edit: I went and changed the first query without paying close enough attention. I’ve fixed the explanation and the query....
2014-10-08
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Wendy Pastrick and Grant Fritchey: Optimists in Action #passvotes
If I had a favorite kind of politician, it would be the kind that, when asked a question, sighs tiredly,...
2014-09-19
562 reads
Tip: RECOVERY_PENDING is not the same as RECOVERING
I’ve seen this mistake more than once, from DBAs with a middling to fair amount of experience. So it bears repeating....
2014-09-08
919 reads
This Week in Awesome – Running at PASS, Cookie Jail, SQL Sats, Breakfast
If you’re in Seattle the week of November 2 – say, for example, you’re attending the PASS Summit that week – consider...
2014-07-30
1,030 reads
The Week in Awesome – Plugins, Cars, Food, and France
This week in awesome: Denny Cherry – our own @mrdenny – has created a Password Vault WordPress plugin. That looks seriously cool....
2014-05-30
1,092 reads
Applied SQL: Orphan a user, fix orphaned users (sp_FixOrphanedUsers)
Ever heard of orphaned users? It’s a database user account, disconnected from its associated login. You typically get this when...
2014-05-05
928 reads
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
Inspection And Auditing | FARE Labs Pvt. Ltd.
At FARE Labs Pvt. Ltd., our inspection and auditing services focus on precision, quality...
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Microsoft Security Changes and SQL...
Expanding into Print
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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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