Blog Post: SQL SERVER – Unable to Create Listener for AlwaysOn Availability...
Recently I was trying to help a customer who was deploying AlwaysOn Availability Group in Microsoft Azure via template deployment. The template was failing with below error StatusMessage { “status”:...
View ArticleBlog Post: #0379 – SQL Server – Basics- Declaring multiple variables in a...
We look at how to declare multiple variables and assign values to them in a single DECLARE statement.
View ArticleBlog Post: Feasel’s Grand Analysis of the PASS 600 mile radius rule
UPDATE: Last week, PASS announced an update to the 600 mile radius announcement: “…we will be piloting the 600-mile driving radius distance for events in North America beginning January 1, 2017. We...
View ArticleBlog Post: Speaking at PASS Summit 2016
I’m extremely fortunate to have been selected to speak at PASS Summit, “the world’s largest gathering of SQL Server and BI professionals.” PASS has once again put together a fantastic lineup, and I’m...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Setting Firewall Settings With Azure SQL Server VMs
Recently I had a session around using SQL Server on Azure and during this session one of the questions was to access the SQL Server in a Hybrid Setup. This is a typical scenario wherein the developer...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Server 2016 – Perform Volume Maintenance
One of the server settings that I always enable when configuring a new instance of SQL is database instant file initialisation In case you don’t know what this is, it is a setting that can be granted...
View ArticleBlog Post: No, she really doesn’t want a picture of your ***!
(This post and the link may be NSFW, be warned.) I can’t believe that I have to write this. First, before I continue look at the title of this blog post. If you think I’m wrong, you really should...
View ArticleBlog Post: 8 Ways To Be Successful With Microsoft Azure SQL Database
When I hear stories about folks that tried to migrate to Microsoft Azure SQL Database with a brute-force-single-click and failed, I ask several follow up questions. I have found a common pattern in the...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Event 17058 – initerrlog: Could not Open Error Log File
If you have ever interacted with me or taken my services, you would notice that I always ask for ERRORLOG in almost all of my contact with my client. Once of my friend contacted me and when I asked for...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Error: 14258 – Cannot perform this operation while...
One of my clients asked assistance in fixing an interesting issue. They informed me that they are not able to run any job in SQL Agent. When they try to run the job manually, they are seeing below...
View ArticleBlog Post: Does Dropping Clustered Index Drop Primary Key on the Same Column?...
Question: When we drop clustered index on the column, does it automatically drop primary key on the same column (if created)? Answer: This is a second follow up question I often get after earlier...
View ArticleBlog Post: Install SQL Server Management Studio 2016 – SQL in Sixty Seconds #080
Earlier this week, I have published a blog post where I explained how to install SQL Server 2016. One of the most asked questions was Where is SQL Server Management Studio 2016? I totally understand...
View ArticleBlog Post: #0380 – SQL Server – Basics – Specify Scale and Precision when...
Do we know why it is a best practice for ensuring data quality to always specify a precision and scale when working with variables of the numeric or decimal data types?
View ArticleBlog Post: Slash star, dash dash: Be obsessive about comments
I’m working on a new session* that I’ve named “T-SQL’s Hidden Support Feature”. It’s about comments. I’ll get to the reasons why I’m writing and presenting an hour long session on /* */ and — a bit...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Saturday San Antonio #550
SQL Saturday San Antonio #550 This weekend I am heading north to the great city of San Antonio, TX. I am excited to see what the organizers have put together for us. This is the first time San...
View ArticleBlog Post: Disk Space GUI Tool – Multi Server(s) – Grid and Email Output
Monitoring server resources is critical and important job of any Administrator. Keeping things organized might improve application availability and server availability. Being a database administrator...
View ArticleForum Post: Cannot install Freeware for SQL Server
I'm having trouble installing Freeware for SQL Server. Got a Program Compatibility Assistant window. If this program didn't install correctly, try reinstalling using settings that are compatible with...
View ArticleForum Post: AUTOREPLY [Toad World - SQL Server Discussion Forum] Cannot insta...
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View ArticleBlog Post: Install SQL Server 2016 Sample Database WideWorldImporters – SQL...
I have been a very loyal user to sample database AdventureWorks for a while, I really liked the overall database. However, as we know SQL Server releases, new features every year and along with the new...
View ArticleBlog Post: DacFxed - Powershell Nugetized DacFx wrapper
Deploying a dacpac from powershell should be pretty easy, there is a .net api which you can use to open a dacpac, compare to a database and either create a script or get the database to look the same...
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