Monthly Archives: November 2016
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Using OUTPUT with a field list.
2November 30, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
I recently wrote an article for SQL Server Central about using OUTPUT. In case you aren’t aware OUTPUT is a …
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Easy to read CHECKDB
9November 28, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
If you ask a senior DBA what are the top 5 most important commands in T-SQL you’ll probably see DBCC …
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It greatly pleases me to announce, HAL0003!
27November 23, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
I while back as part of a T-SQL Tuesday post I created HAL0001, then later HAL0002 with a long-term goal …
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Reload a table quickly.
6November 21, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
Sometimes loading new data or even changes into a table just isn’t going to work. You need a complete reload. …
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SQLSkills waits and latches library
2November 16, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
SQLSkills is an amazing resource for the SQL Server community. Between their blogs, white papers, and the SQLSkills Insider emails …
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When was my index created or at least last updated?
1November 14, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
SQL Server stores a create date and a change date for each object in the sys.objects system view. Unfortunately while …
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Is it safe to grant Administer Bulk Operations?
4November 10, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
First I guess we had best start with definitions right? The permission Administer Bulk Operations and the role bulkadmin are …
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TSQL Tuesday #84: Zip to Speaker
1November 8, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
Well, it’s that time of the month again. It’s T-SQL Tuesday yet again, and this time round it’s Andy Yun (b/t) …
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New indexes, hypothetically
1November 2, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher
I saw something like this the other day. My first thought was “Hu, never seen that before.” My second thought …
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