T-SQL Tuesday #104 Managing Databases Snapshots
This month’s #tsql2sday is being hosted by Bert Wagner ( b | t ). His topic is about code we have written that we would hate to live without. We have a pretty good handle on change control here and...
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MVP Status: Renewed
MVP Status: Renewed Ed Leighton-Dick Posted on 10 July 2018 Comments On October 1, 2016, I was first honored by Microsoft with their prestigious MVP award, given to those that they feel have made a...
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SDU Tools: Analyze SQL Server Table Columns
I spend a lot of time reviewing other people's databases. Apart from looking at table designs, data types, keys, etc. I'm often interested in what the typical data in the table looks like. In our free...
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T-SQL Tuesday #104: Just Can’t Cut That Cord
We all have our favorite scripts, tools or utilities. Those are the things that help make our jobs easier. Some of us may have an unhealthy relationship with some of those scripts (similar in nature...
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升级SCCM 2012R2 SP1故障解决
升级操作说明： http://blog.51cto.com/firelong/2140305 故障一： 上周7月5号进行升级sccm至2012 R2 SP1的操作，执行升级程序splash.hta，在最后核心程序安装步骤失败，关闭升级程序，打开SCCM控制台报错如下： Configuration Manager 控制台无法连接到Configuration Manager 站点数据库。 故障分析：...
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Demonstrate a SQL Server Architecture with Legos
By: Graham Okely || Related Tips:More > Upgrades and Migrations Attend this free live mssqlTips webcast SQL Server Backup Strategies - architecting a solid backup foundation Thursday, July 12, 2018...
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Reading SharePoint Lists with Integration Services 2017
By: Koen Verbeeck || Related Tips: >Sharepoint Attend this free live mssqlTips webcast Leveraging Storage Spaces Direct for SQL Server High Availability Thursday, July 19, 2018 - click here to...
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Spatial data types in SQL Server
Spatial data type SQL server furnishes us with the geometry and geography data types for conserving spatial data, which allows us to render graphical data. To be more specific, it is beneficial for...
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Optimization Thresholds Grouping and Aggregating Data, Part 4
This article is the fourth in a series about optimization thresholds. The series covers grouping and aggregating data, explaining the different algorithms that SQL Server can use, and the costing...
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Registered Server, a Hidden Gem of SQL Server Management Studio. Part 2
In myprevious article, I have covered the following topics: What are Registered Servers and their usage. How to create and configure a Local Server Group and Central Management Studio. In this...
View ArticleThe Power Of Predicate Pushdown
First, let’s define a few terms, so we can see how to detect whether we’re making good use of our indexes, as they relate to the queries running in our SQL Server. Whenever you submit a query to SQL...
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Understanding a SQL Server execution plan
How do you read execution plans? From right to left, left to right, or by checking out costs? Or what about objects like index scans, table scans, and lookups? This blog discusses how to read a...
View ArticleChecking File Sizes In SQL Server
This is every DBA’s favorite game. Figuring out what DMV contains the data you want. It turns out there are two places that database file size info is maintained. Each database has sys.database_files...
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Back to #SQLSat Louisville
Back to #SQLSat Louisville Steve Jones - SSC Editor Posted on 12 July 2018 Comments Next week is SQL Saturday #729 Lousiville and I’m making the trip. This will be my third or fourth trip there, and...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 end of support is the first step to tomorrow’s database
Today, Takeshi Numoto blogged about the upcoming SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 end of support . If you’ve been thinking about what to do with your SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 databases, you’re not...
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T-SQL Tuesday #104 Roundup
T-SQL Tuesday #104 Roundup Bert Wagner Posted on 17 July 2018 Comments This month’s T-SQL Tuesday topic asked “What code would you hate to live without?” Turns out you like using script and code to...
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My PASS local group, IndyPASS , has its monthly meeting tonight . At my insistence, first-time presenter Nathan Boyd is showing off a SQL tool called tsqllint . Nathan, a coworker of mine at...
View ArticleBe Careful with Key Order in SQL Server Missing Index Recommendations
By: Aaron Bertrand || Related Tips:More >Indexing Attend this free live mssqlTips webcast Leveraging Storage Spaces Direct for SQL Server High Availability Thursday, July 19, 2018 - click here to...
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Useful T-SQL techniques for development in SQL Server
When we’re developing solutions, we can sometimes forget useful commands we can use in T-SQL that make it convenient to remove data, eliminate objects, or carefully remove data. We look at three of...
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Multiple methods for scheduling a SQL Server backup automatically
SQL Server backups are an essential part of every good disaster recovery strategy. That is the good. But setting up such backups to run effortlessly, is the goal. In this article, we’ll review the...
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