Blog Post: Reblog: November 28 to December 4
Photo credit – Mike Lynch A good cure to a creepy doll is a good old post that is still useful. In this post, I’m going back over some of the posts that came out in this week in previous years. Having...
View ArticleBlog Post: Find all Occurrences of Text in all Stored Procedures in all...
Sometimes you'd like to find all occurrences of a piece of text in every stored procedure, trigger, etc., possibly to replace it with a new value. The script below will do just that; it returns the...
View ArticleBlog Post: Why Do People Leave a Good Company?
When people join a company, it’s usually with a sense of anticipation, of excitement, and of enthusiasm. They are ready to get started and to make a difference. Whether they are an individual...
View ArticleBlog Post: Find all Databases with AutoShrink Turned On
As far as I can tell, the only thing that all SQL Server DBAs agree on is that AutoShrink should be turned off. You never even see anyone say, "It depends." This level of agreement is, I think, unique...
View ArticleBlog Post: DBTA – Cloud Computing Enhancements in SQL Server 2014
There’s no doubt that cloud computing is growing due to the strong cost benefits, simplified management, and reduced hosting complexities. So it’s only fitting that we cap this series on the new...
View ArticleBlog Post: sp_BackupDatabases v1.3
New version of sp_BackupDatabases released this morning, first update that I’ve made available in a while. I’ve been running this version myself for months, so it’s well-tested, I just forgot to post...
View ArticleBlog Post: Murder in Charleston
I am about to set sail on a new venture with my next official whistle stop. This year has been plenty full of whistle stops and I plan on continuing. You can read (in full) about previous whistle...
View ArticleBlog Post: Making a Change Log Easier With PowerShell
Having a Change Log is a good thing. A quick and simple place to find out what has changed on a server and when. This can be invaluable when troubleshooting, matching a change to a symptom especially...
View ArticleBlog Post: T-SQL Tuesday #61 – Giving Back
It just seems to me that these block parties of T-SQL Tuesday come quicker each month. I’m always thrilled when I have the opportunity to host or participate. This month Wayne Sheffield ( B | T ) is...
View ArticleBlog Post: TSQL Tuesday #61: Giving Back, you gain more than you give.
Almost four months ago I posted my goals for the next year in my two year anniversary post. I pretty much decided I was going to continue on the same way I’d been going. Actively posting, writing the...
View ArticleBlog Post: What is the difference between WHERE and HAVING clauses?
All the examples for this article are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the AdventureWorks2012 database. You can get started using these free tools using my Guide Getting Started...
View ArticleBlog Post: Book Review – SQL Server Internals: In-Memory OLTP by Kalen Delaney
The new SQL Server 2014 feature In-Memory OLTP (code-named “Hekaton”) has been attracting a lot of interest since its release, promising to deliver (if you believe the rhetoric) an increase of up to...
View ArticleBlog Post: Copying and Pasting File Paths – Video Edition
Earlier this year I did a post on a new method I stumbled up on for copying and pasting file paths . I thought it was a huge timesaver, and I use it multiple times daily. Judging from the reactions I...
View ArticleBlog Post: Where does my index live? YouTube edition–#SQLServer
I was recently contacted by Webucator , an online training services provider, and asked if they could turn a recent post of mine ( #SQLServer – Where does my index live? ) into a video. They are...
View ArticleBlog Post: Exam Prep 70-463: Introduction to SSDT
This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012. So far, we’ve covered: Tables and...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL Sentry Plan Explorer – Don’t Leave Home Without It
If you’ve been around me long enough then you realize that I am a Red Gate fanatic. With that said I’ve grown accustomed to another utility called SQL Sentry Plan Explorer by SQL Sentry . I’m a big...
View ArticleBlog Post: Giving Back – #TSQL2sday
T-SQL Tuesday, which was started by Adam Machanic ( blog | twitter ) and is now starting its 6 th year, is hosted by a different person each month. The host selects the theme, and then the blogging...
View ArticleBlog Post: T-SQL Tuesday – Giving back to the SQL Community in 2015
This months TSQL Tuesday #61 is hosted by Wayne Sheffield on Giving Back to the SQL Server Community. An interesting topic given the season and something that is near and dear. Here’s his original...
View ArticleBlog Post: Select * from yourtable… How bad is it?
Have you heard and understand why processing a ‘select * from any table’ can be negative on the performance impact? While I was doing some demo prep for my upcoming PASS Summit Pre-Conference I saw...
View ArticleBlog Post: Start and Save Hyper-V VMs with PowerShell
I use Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 R2 on most of my local workstations between home and work. In order to conserve memory, I turn my Hypver-V lab environments on and off as I need them. Given that...
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