Monthly Archives: February 2014

  1. Impersonating a server level permission

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    February 26, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Warnings up front, this has some serious security implications. The method I’m going to use minimizes that somewhat but it’s …
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  2. What’s the difference between a temp table and a table variable?

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    February 24, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    I recently saw an answer to this question on dba.stackexchange.com written by Martin Smith. It was probably one of the …
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  3. Finally added a (t) to my (b)

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    February 19, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    I feel like an old man opening a computer for the first time but I’ve finally signed up on twitter. …
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  4. Getting a query plan

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    February 19, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Query plans are an essential tool when doing performance tuning. When looking at a query plan you should be aware …
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  5. DBA Myths: An index on a bit column will never be used.

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    February 17, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Not true. (Or I guess probably wouldn’t be posting about it would I?) Probably the first thing I should point …
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  6. T-SQL Tuesday #51: Doubledown disaster

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    February 11, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Jason Brimhall is hosting the 51st T-SQL Tuesday this month with “Place your bets!. It’s always a gamble when buying …
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  7. Check your SQL Agent history settings before it’s too late!

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    February 10, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    A little while back I was doing some research into a failed job and ran into a slight problem. The …
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  8. Transactions: What commands aren’t allowed?

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    February 5, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    Transactions are great tools that every DBA and developer should learn how to use. Unfortunately not everything can be put …
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  9. Transactions: Creating a single restore point across multiple databases.

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    February 3, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher

    This is a disaster and recovery trick I’ve found to be useful for developers with batch processes that hit multiple …
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