Author Archives: Kenneth Fisher
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Right sizing int : T-SQL Tuesday #136
4March 9, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
Brent Ozar (blog|twitter) is our host this month, which will make this the most popular #tsql2sday to date I’m sure. …
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What is the CONTROL permission?
1January 19, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
One of the most powerful permissions available in SQL Server is control. But what exactly is it? Per BOL: CONTROL: …
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“They need help, we must help.” #forGarethSwan
1January 14, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
We just finished a memorial for Gareth Swanepoel. He was an amazing person and someone I wish I’d gotten to …
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Sometimes a change is as good as a break : T-SQL Tuesday #134
Leave a commentJanuary 12, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
James McGillivray (blog|twitter) wants us to give him a break. Well. Actually I guess he wants to know how we …
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SQL Homework – January 2020 – Create an End of Year/New Year checklist.
Leave a commentJanuary 5, 2021 by Kenneth Fisher
It’s a brand new year and hopefully it will be better than last year. While that may be particularly true …
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Hope!
2December 31, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
2020 was a rough year. We’ve had friends and family leave us. Jobs lost. Health scares a plenty and that’s …
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SQL Homework – December 2020 – Participate in the Advent of Code.
Leave a commentDecember 3, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
Christmas. Depending on where you live it’s a big deal even if you aren’t Christian. It pervades almost every aspect …
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How do I tell what compression level my tables/indexes are?
1November 17, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
It’s been a while since I worked with compression and the other day I needed to check which of my …
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A quick and dirty scan of a list of instances using a dynamic linked server.
5November 12, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
Note: This is not exactly a dyanmic linked server. It just gets dropped and recreated in a loop. I recently …
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I get by with a little help from my friends : T-SQL Tuesday #132
Leave a commentNovember 10, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
Taiob Ali (blog|twitter) is our host for TSQL Tuesday this month and he’d like us to talk about how our …
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