Category Archives: Microsoft SQL Server
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What do they want to hear?
3October 29, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
I was helping my 16yo write his first college essay the other day. He’s always struggled a bit with writing …
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How do I test if a linked server works using T-SQL?
4October 27, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
I get that linked servers are almost as despised as the dreaded cursor or (lord save us) NOLOCK, but they …
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SQL Virtual Machines
Leave a commentOctober 22, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
I was recently watching the first session of the Azure SQL Bootcamp by Anna Hoffman (twitter) and Bob Ward (blog|twitter) …
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My 800th post!
Leave a commentOctober 20, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
It took me a little bit longer to get here than I expected but I finally made it. 800 posts. …
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Permissions script for Azure Synapse
3October 15, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
I was recently asked to add on to my permissions stored procedures (sp_SrvPermissions, sp_DBPermissions and sp_AzSQLDBPermissions) and create one for …
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A table is like a library : T-SQL Tuesday #131
Leave a commentOctober 13, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
Rob Volk (blog|twitter) is our host for TSQL Tuesday this month and wants us to Explain a database subject like …
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All triggers have to be able to handle multiple row operations.
1September 3, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
Quick post today. Recently I was helping a co-worker write a trigger. Basically there is a table of servers that’s …
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SQL Homework – September 2020 – More DML Triggers
Leave a commentSeptember 1, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
Triggers. Still blech. In June I asked you to play with DML triggers. Well, one more time. First of all …
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As a DBA, am I a gatekeeper?
6August 27, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
TL;DR; Yes Frequently in our industry we talk about gatekeepers as bad things. We talk about breaking down barriers and …
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SQL Homework – August 2020 – Write a SELECT statement.
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2020 by Kenneth Fisher
Well, I’m running a bit late. Both for this month and the fact I completely missed last month. It was …
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