Author Archives: Kenneth Fisher
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When good enough is good enough
3August 30, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
Any time I’ve learned about the optimizer there is always one important thing that’s brought up. The optimizer is not …
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Explicit and implicit datatype conversions
2August 25, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
Did you know that 1/2=0? If you didn’t you could be in for some interesting surprises. 1/2 returns 0 because …
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Why is security important in a dev environment?
6August 23, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
I was asked a rather interesting question during an interview recently. It went something like this: Your resume says you’ve …
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New parameter in sp_DBPermissions and sp_SrvPermissions: @CopyTo
Leave a commentAugust 18, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
I’ve added a new parameter to my permissions scripts (well, just the main two for now). Fair warning, it’s in …
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SQL Server Query Tuning and Optimization by Benjamin Nevarez
Leave a commentAugust 16, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
I was recently asked to review SQL Server Query Tuning and Optimization by Benjamin Nevarez (blog|twitter), and as soon as …
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Using DBCC CLONEDATABASE to create a schema only copy of your database.
Leave a commentAugust 11, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
DBCC CLONEDATABASE is one of those features that I don’t use often but it’s really cool when I need it. …
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Visiting with DBAs at midnight : T-SQL Tuesday #153
Leave a commentAugust 9, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
🎶🎵 Memories, not being alone in the moonlight 🎵🎶 Kevin Kline (blog|twitter) is our host for this month’s episode of …
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What’s next III
2August 4, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
In case you didn’t know I was given notice about a month and a half ago. Since I’ve talked about …
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SQL Homework – August 2022 – Replication part 1
Leave a commentAugust 2, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
You’ll hear a lot of people complain about replication. Including me. That said, replication is an amazing tool. There really …
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Perspective
1July 28, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
I recently passed the second anniversary of the start of my stay in the hospital. A lot has happened since …
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