T-SQL Tuesday #56 : SQL Server Assumptions
This month's T-SQL Tuesday deals with SQL Server assumptions, and there is certainly no shortage of those to talk about. In this post, Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) lays out his five favorite...
View ArticleA SQL _VARIANT Use Case (No Pun Intended)
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) uses a T-SQL Tuesday theme to demonstrate a use case for the SQL_VARIANT data type that you may not have considered: Conditional ORDER BY. The post A SQL _VARIANT Use...
View ArticleBad habits : Giving out the sa password
Contributing to T-SQL Tuesday #58, Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) discusses a few of the reasons people give out the sa password, and what you should do in those cases instead. The post Bad habits :...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #59 : MY HERO!
Jason Hall (@SQLSaurus) contributes to this month's T-SQL Tuesday by telling the story of how he came to work for SQL Sentry, and the role that Ashton Hobbs - one of his heroes - played. The post T-SQL...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #59 : My SQL Server heroes
@AaronBertrand talks about his heroes in the SQL Server community - and the fact that you, dear reader, are probably right there in that bucket. The post T-SQL Tuesday #59 : My SQL Server heroes...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #59 – My Hero!
Justin Randall (@jh_randall) throws his hat into this month's T-SQL Tuesday ring, telling us about three heroes that have helped shape his career. The post T-SQL Tuesday #59 – My Hero! appeared first...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #59 : My Hero!
Kevin Kline (@kekline) submits for this month's T-SQL Tuesday, talking about how he is inspired by "the quiet hero." The post T-SQL Tuesday #59 : My Hero! appeared first on SQL Sentry Team Blog.
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #60 : Learn from Q & A!
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) enters November's T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by Chris Yates (@YatesSQL), encouraging you to both learn and teach by lurking or participating in various Q & A sites...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #61 – Giving Back
Lori Edwards (@loriedwards) tells us how she plans to give back to the community in 2015, as a part of this month's T-SQL Tuesday. The post T-SQL Tuesday #61 – Giving Back appeared first on SQL Sentry...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #61 : Giving Back in 2015
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) tells us about his ongoing community contributions in this month's T-SQL Tuesday ("Giving Back") hosted by Wayne Sheffield (@DBAWayne). The post T-SQL Tuesday #61 :...
View ArticleAaron Bertrand : T-SQL Tuesday #64 : One Trigger or Many?
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) follows up on a question from his triggers presentation at SQLBits, addressing the impact of trigger overhead for T-SQL Tuesday. The post Aaron Bertrand : T-SQL Tuesday...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #66 : Monitoring
For T-SQL Tuesday, Jason Hall (@SQLSaurus) reminds us about checks and balances - your monitoring solution needs to be monitored to some degree, too. The post T-SQL Tuesday #66 : Monitoring appeared...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #66 – Monitoring
Lori Edwards (@loriedwards) contributes to this month's T-SQL Tuesday, advising us to focus on alerts that matter, and save the rest for reporting. The post T-SQL Tuesday #66 – Monitoring appeared...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #66 : Babysitting a slow backup or restore
For T-SQL Tuesday, Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) talks about two undocumented trace flags that help provide additional diagnostics to help troubleshoot slow backup or restore operations. The post...
View ArticleAaron Bertrand : T-SQL Tuesday #67 : New Backup and Restore Extended Events
Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) describes a new way to track backup and restore operations using Extended Events in SQL Server 2016. The post Aaron Bertrand : T-SQL Tuesday #67 : New Backup and Restore...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #68 : Just Say No to Defaults
Lori Edwards (@loriedwards) enters this month's T-SQL Tuesday, hosted by Andy Yun, to warn us about some important SQL Server default settings. The post T-SQL Tuesday #68 : Just Say No to Defaults...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #68 : All Features With Defaults
For this month's T-SQL Tuesday event, Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) looks at SQL Server's tempting "All Features With Defaults" installation choice. The post T-SQL Tuesday #68 : All Features With...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #68 : Default Settings for SQL Server Agent
Justin Randall (@jh_randall) contributes to this month's T-SQL Tuesday with a post showing many of the default settings and behaviors for SQL Server Agent. The post T-SQL Tuesday #68 : Default Settings...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #68 : The "Smoking Man" of SQL Server Defaults
Kevin Kline (@kekline) tells us about why SQL Server defaults become so muddled and about a mysterious "Smoking Man" behind the scenes pulling strings. The post T-SQL Tuesday #68 : The "Smoking Man" of...
View ArticleT-SQL Tuesday #69 : Always Encrypted Limitations
For this month's T-SQL Tuesday, Aaron Bertrand (@AaronBertrand) talks about a few of the limitations of a new SQL Server 2016 feature, Always Encrypted. The post T-SQL Tuesday #69 : Always Encrypted...
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