Category Archives: Microsoft SQL Server
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The powerpoint for my SQL Server Security Basics session
Leave a commentOctober 5, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
Well I’ve done it. I’ve spoken at an event. I’ll discuss how I felt about it and what I learned …
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Updating a view
Leave a commentSeptember 30, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
I was recently asked how to update views. Specifically the question was about using triggers to update a view. So …
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SSMS Connection Information
Leave a commentSeptember 28, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
If you work with a number of different instances and have lots of connections open in Management Studio (SSMS) it …
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“sql_handle” is not a recognized table hints option.
Leave a commentSeptember 23, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
I’ve you’ve run a query similar to the following: And gotten an error similar to: Msg 321, Level 15, State …
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Using @@ROWCOUNT can be a bit tricky
2September 16, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
@@ROWCOUNT is a very useful system variable that returns the number of rows read/affected by the previous statement. It’s frequently …
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What SQL Server components are installed on this machine?
2September 14, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
Figuring out what components of SQL Server are installed on a particular machine has always been a task that has …
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Finding the worst running query in a stored procedure
10September 10, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
The other day I was asked to tune a stored procedure. Not exactly an uncommon task, but I worked something …
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Where you should start when managing an enterprise
Leave a commentSeptember 8, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
This T-SQL Tuesday we are hosted by one of the DBA’s of the night: Jen McCown (b/t). She want’s us …
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Learning Regular Expressions
7September 2, 2015 by Kenneth Fisher
I’m a regular watcher of the Midnight DBA Webshow and one day they mentioned regular expressions. Not a new term …
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