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Finding nested references

I originally planned this post just as an answer to DBA Stack Overflow question: How can I get the list of tables in all the stored procedure? After preparing...

2024-09-13 (first published: )

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Service Broker Blocking

This post is dedicated to all 10 other DBAs that use Service Broker (you know who you are).
The main reason for this blog post is that I’ve got no...

2024-08-19 (first published: )

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My Toolbox - SSMS

No matter how hard Azure Data Studio (ADS) is pushed by Microsoft, most DBAs still use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). In this blog post, I’ll go through my...

2024-08-14 (first published: )

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Async stats update causing blocking

I recently encountered an issue where an index rebuild set to wait_at_low_priority ended up blocking an asynchronous statistics update.
This interaction led to a large blocking chain where queries were...

2024-07-03 (first published: )

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Advent of Code 2022

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Advent of Code is an annual event in which participants solve a series of coding puzzles. It typically begins on December 1 and runs through the end of the...

2022-12-23 (first published: )

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T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup

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This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...

Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access

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Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...

Off to Live 360

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I am off to Live 360 today, on my last trip of the year....

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Question of the Day

A Strange Result

What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?

select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';

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