Removing Identical Duplicate Rows

Deleting duplicate rows out of a table can be tricky.  A brute force way to do this is with a...

Find Dependencies

Here's a script from my toolbox I use to find dependencies between SQL objects.  The where clause has a number...

..This operation must be performed in the master database."

"Cannot alter a server audit from a user database. This operation must be performed in the master database."

If you're trying...

Actual Emails: Is "NOLOCK is the epitome of evil?"

Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 10:30 AM
To: William Assaf
Subject: dba has a questionWilliam,

Can you send me references to support my contention that NOLOCK...

View execution plan for a sproc in the wild

Got stored procedure problems?  I feel sorry for you son.

Here's a quick query to pull the cached execution plan out...

Open_transaction_count in sys.dm_exec_sessions

This news may be a few months old, but it is worth noting that there is now a column called...

Using sys.dm_exec_requests to find a blocking chain

A query that calls sys.dm_exec_requests and pulls the statement text out of the request is a handy script for any DBA's...

Slides and Sample code: SQL Server Admin Best Practices with DMV's from the Houston TechFest 2011

Here's my official blog page for my presentation on SQL Server Admin Best Practices with DMV's from the Houston TechFest...

Resource Governor clamps down on Greedy Reports

One of the things I run into every now and then is this provincial idea that reports can and should...

Houston TechFest UG Leadership Summit

At the Houston TechFest 2011 Conference at the University of Houston I will be hosting a User Group Leadership Summit...