:CONNECT in SSMS
Those people who are familiar with SQLCMD will recognize this command. It is used to connect to an instance from...
2014-03-13
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SQLStudies
T-SQL Tuesday #52: Keep your head down!
It is T-SQL Tuesday again and this month we are taking the road less traveled. Michael J Swart (b/t) has...
2014-03-11
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Characters you should never ever use in an object or schema name!
You can put pretty much any character you want into an object or schema name by enclosing the name in...
2014-03-05
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Using SQLFiddle
SQL Fiddle is a free website that you can use to demonstrate and save a query example in any one...
2014-03-03
3,045 reads
Impersonating a server level permission
Warnings up front, this has some serious security implications. The method I’m going to use minimizes that somewhat but it’s...
2014-03-07 (first published: 2014-02-26)
2,548 reads
What’s the difference between a temp table and a table variable?
I recently saw an answer to this question on dba.stackexchange.com written by Martin Smith. It was probably one of the...
2014-02-24
1,099 reads
Finally added a (t) to my (b)
I feel like an old man opening a computer for the first time but I’ve finally signed up on twitter....
2014-02-20
506 reads
Getting a query plan
Query plans are an essential tool when doing performance tuning. When looking at a query plan you should be aware...
2014-02-19
1,484 reads
DBA Myths: An index on a bit column will never be used.
Not true. (Or I guess probably wouldn’t be posting about it would I?)
Probably the first thing I should point out...
2014-02-19 (first published: 2014-02-17)
2,618 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #51: Doubledown disaster
Jason Brimhall is hosting the 51st T-SQL Tuesday this month with “Place your bets!.
It’s always a gamble when buying a...
2014-02-14 (first published: 2014-02-11)
1,578 reads
Blogs
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Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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