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Running multiple queries at the same time.
2May 24, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
I read an interesting question today. Someone wanted to be able to run the same stored procedure multiple times, at …
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What’s in a partition?
Leave a commentMay 22, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
In my last post on partitioning I used the $Partition command in passing. I’ve been thinking it deserves a bit …
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T-SQL FizzBuzz
14May 17, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
I was looking around for something to write about this evening and came across one of Russ Thomas’ (b/t) old …
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Why shouldn’t I shrink my database log file?
Leave a commentMay 15, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
TL;DR: It’s pretty pointless and can cause performance issues. Let’s start by asking why you might want to shrink your …
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Dynamic SQL and the joys of QUOTENAME
5May 11, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
I’m a big fan of dynamic SQL. In the past I’ve written a How to, a Best Practices and even …
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Continuous Integration
Leave a commentMay 9, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again! This month we are being hosted by James Anderson (b/t). Thanks James! He has asked us …
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Partitioning on a nullable column
3May 3, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
tl;dr; If you are SWITCHing data into a table and the partitioning column is nullable you will need to add …
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Why is a Windows authenticated login more secure than a SQL authenticated one?
8April 26, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
I had this question come up at work the other day and while I knew it was true I wasn’t …
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SSMS Tips: Copy Full Path
Leave a commentApril 24, 2017 by Kenneth Fisher
When you right click on a tab you’ll see a number of different options. You can set up new horizontal …
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