Category Archives: SSMS
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Database default locations
4September 29, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher
One of the options you had when installing your instance was setting some default file locations. Defaut data file location …
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Escaping from a runaway Logon trigger
11May 19, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher
Most people know that logon triggers can be dangerous if you aren’t careful. And if you didn’t know, well, logon …
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The default autogrowth settings do NOT come from the Model database.
5April 28, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher
I recently saw a question about How to inherit autogrowth settings. They commented that while the new database GUI seemed …
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:CONNECT in SSMS
7March 13, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher
Those people who are familiar with SQLCMD will recognize this command. It is used to connect to an instance from …
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Check your SQL Agent history settings before it’s too late!
9February 10, 2014 by Kenneth Fisher
A little while back I was doing some research into a failed job and ran into a slight problem. The …
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SSMS Shortcuts and more
Leave a commentDecember 23, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
I went and voted for #tribalawards and when I was finished they offer you links to 6 different free PDFs. …
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Connection options in SSMS
2November 18, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
When connecting to a SQL Server instance in SSMS there are a fair number of options. Most DBAs I know …
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Change in SQL 2012 SSMS grid output behavior
Leave a commentOctober 28, 2013 by Kenneth Fisher
It’s one of those things that always aggravated me but not really enough to complain about. When you run a …
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