Category Archives: Microsoft SQL Server
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Conversion Precedence
1September 20, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
Recently I talked about the difference between implicit and explicit datatype conversions. In it I ran this code: With the …
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Making the mouse pointer easier to see.
6September 15, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
I know this is way off my usual content but the other day someone was mentioning how easy it is …
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Creating a SERVER ROLE created a LOGIN as well.
1September 6, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
One of my co-workers came to me the other day and told me that they found their network id as …
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SQL Homework – September 2022 – Query window challenge
Leave a commentSeptember 1, 2022 by Kenneth Fisher
I had every intention of doing Replication Part 2 this month but had a thought I liked better. I will …
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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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