Tag Archives: microsoft sql server

  1. I’m presenting for the Pass Security Virtual Chapter!

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    March 23, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    Tomorrow (3/24/2016) at noon CT I’ll be presenting my SQL Server Security Basics session for the Pass Security Virtual Chapter. …
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  2. TOP 1 killed my performance; Rob Farley helped me resurrect it.

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    March 21, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    tl;dr; There is no short version of this. It’s LONG. It’s interesting but you might want to skip it if …
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  3. What permissions do I need?

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    March 16, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    Ever wondered how to tell what permissions are required to run a statement or perform a task? Well, sometimes it …
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  4. Pulling data from a non-clustered index

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    March 14, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    This is one of those things that I found very interesting but figured I’d probably never really use. Of course …
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  5. Ever wonder what that goofy query in the header means?

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    March 8, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again (Number 76!) and this month we are hosted by Bob Pusateri (b/t) who has invited …
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  6. How do I grant someone the ability to create a stored procedure?

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    March 2, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    The question of How to grant the ability to create/alter stored procedures and views came up today on dba.stackexchange.com. It’s …
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  7. You are not logged on as the database owner or system administrator.

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    February 22, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    I had one of my developers ask me why he keeps seeing the following warning when he tries to modify …
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  8. Take caution when altering a column using TSQL

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    February 17, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    When developing in SQL Server you are eventually going to have to modify a column or two (at least). And …
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  9. varchar(1) VS char(1)

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    February 15, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    The other day I made a somewhat flip coment on twitter. (I know, everyone is shocked right?) varchar(1) Really? It’s …
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  10. Changing to simple recovery to clear the log.

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    February 10, 2016 by Kenneth Fisher

    Clearing out a full transaction log is a common problem. A quick search will find you dozens of forum entries …
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