A New tempdb Trace Flag Appears!
Coming Around Microsoft has been doing a good job of taking stuff that used to be Wizard Hat and making it part of out of the box functionality. Starting with SQL Server 2016, you didn’t need to keep...
View ArticleSDU Tools: DatesBetween all dates between two dates in T-SQL
In our free SDU Tools for developers and DBAs, we have added many tools that help to manipulate dates. When creating a date dimension (as part of dimensional modeling), you need to be able to get a...
View ArticleThe End of Support
With the accelerating pace of development and more frequent releases, we are seeing a bunching up of SQL Server support milestones. From 2008 through 2016, we had a new version every two years. Last...
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Schedule an Extended Event to run at a Specific Time
When you are using the extended event to capture some data for troubleshooting purpose, you may want to start or stop it at a specific time. Unfortunately, the Extended Event feature doesn’t provide...
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How to Create an Index Line Chart in SQL Server Reporting Services
By: Koen Verbeeck || Related Tips: > Reporting Services Charts Problem I want to create a line chart in SQL Server Reporting Services. I have two series I need to plot on the chart, but one series...
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The Pros and Cons of Using T-SQL Soft Transactions
By: Tim Smith || Related Tips:More >Database Design Problem We were recently introduced to a data storage approach where we never remove or update data, but flag data that is no longer true or...
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SQL Server 2012还原一直卡在ASYNC_IO_COMPLETION浅析
在SQL Server 2012（11.0.7001.0）下面在还原一个数据库（备份文件40多G大小，实际数据库大小300G），在还原过程中，出现一直等待ASYNC_IO_COMPLETION，如下测试截图所示，已经等待了72分钟了，但是还原比例依然为0% SELECT r.session_id , r.command , r.start_time, r.status, r.wait_type,...
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Power BI Introduction: Working with SQL Server data in Power BI Desktop ―...
The series so far: Power BI Introduction: Tour of Power BI ― Part 1 Power BI Introduction: Working with Power BI Desktop ― Part 2 Power BI Introduction: Working with R Scripts in Power BI Desktop ―...
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Use cases for Query Store in SQL Server
Query store was introduced in SQL Server 2016. It is often referred to as a “flight data recorder” for SQL Server. Its main function is that it captures the history of executed queries as well as...
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Why You Should Learn T-SQL Before Plain SQL
When taking on a procedural programming language, you need to consider where you’re trying to take your skills. There are options out there and completing your research before diving in is critical....
View ArticleCreating An Inline Table-Valued Function In SQL Server
Jeanne Combrinck looks at inline table-valued functions in SQL Server : Lets start off with what is a table-valued function (TVF)? A TVF is a dynamic table produced at the time of execution, depending...
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Know How Table Variables Different From Temporary Tables in SQL Server
Know What Table Variables are ? SQL Server support features that allow users to work with temporary data that gets stored in temporary tables. Microsoft introduced table variables for the first time...
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Tracking down high CLR_MANUAL_EVENT waits
I recently received an email question from someone in the community about the CLR_MANUAL_EVENT wait type; specifically, how to troubleshoot issues with this wait suddenly becoming prevalent for an...
View ArticleSpoofing Data Convincingly: Masking Continuous Variables.
In any real numeric data from a database , you are only rarely going to see any sort of normal distribution of the values. Sales data will rise and fall according to the time of year and the economic...
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A Day in the Life of Brent Ozar: July 17, 2018 #SQLCareer
Steve Jones asked data professionals to cover four days in our lives , so here goes the first post: what I did on Tuesday, July 17th, 2018. Nothing special about this day, just the day that Steve...
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SQL Server Management Studio Output Option for Object Explorer Queries and...
By: Rajendra Gupta || Related Tips:More > SQL Server Management Studio Problem SQL Server Management Studio is a graphical tool to configure, monitor and perform administrative tasks for SQL...
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CRUD Operations in SQL Server
By: Jeffrey Yao || Related Tips:More >Database Design Problem I am a new SQL Server DBA, I heard of the CRUD acronym, but I do not quite understand the meaning and importance of these CRUD...
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SQL Server on VMware Boot Camp at VMworld 2018
SQL Server on VMware Boot Camp at VMworld 2018 kleegeek Posted on 21 July 2018 Comments I am extremely proud to announce that I am presenting in conjunction with VMware Corp. an all-day boot camp for...
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PASS Summit is back! Let's talk about the 2018 edition!
PASS Summit is back! This year, the most important event around the world about Microsoft Data Platform will be held again in Seattle (WA) from 6 to 9 of November 2018 and it will be preceded from two...
View ArticleUser input during the stored procedure
Error during the stored procedure with the ADO.Net input parameter I am using VSTS 2008 + C# + .Net 3.5 + ADO.Net. Here is my code and related error message. The error message says, @Param1 is not...
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