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Still on SQL Server 2000? A couple of handy queries
  • SQL

Still on SQL Server 2000? A couple of handy queries

  • Posted on 2022-01-262022-01-27
  • by dulare

Recently, I published a short list of handy queries I’m using on Microsoft SQL Server when performing simple housekeeping tasks. Unfortunately, they are not working on old versions of SQL…

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A few handy SQL scripts for SQL Server users
  • SQL

A few handy SQL scripts for SQL Server users

  • Posted on 2022-01-122022-01-27
  • by dulare

From time to time, I have to take a look at the Microsoft SQL Server to check if everything is fine. In some cases, I have some housekeeping to do.…

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SQL Server: unable to log in as a newly created user
  • Database

SQL Server: unable to log in as a newly created user

  • Posted on 2021-11-032021-11-10
  • by dulare

A few days ago, we created a new server instance with MS SQL Server 2019 installed. The main authorization method during the days of the server configuration and preparation was…

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Access to SQL Server for Active Directory users and groups
  • Database

Access to SQL Server for Active Directory users and groups

  • Posted on 2021-10-272021-11-04
  • by dulare

When you are managing multiple SQL servers, it is handy to have the ability to give access to the SQL Server databases by using Active Directory users or groups. Of…

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Complex updates using CTE in SQL Server
  • SQL

Complex updates using CTE in SQL Server

  • Posted on 2021-07-282021-09-10
  • by dulare

Are you familiar with Common Table Expressions (CTE)? Common Table Expressions are widely used to simplify queries, make them more readable and maintainable. For instance, when I want to check…

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Check SQL Server backup and restore progress
  • Database

Check SQL Server backup and restore progress

  • Posted on 2021-06-092021-06-29
  • by dulare

Sometimes when I run backup or restore operations on an MS SQL server using a maintenance plan or a simple script, I have no information about the progress. In order…

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SQL Server string truncation on Convert and Cast
  • Database

SQL Server string truncation on Convert and Cast

  • Posted on 2021-04-282021-05-12
  • by dulare

This one will also be short. We came on this issue today: our code is decrypting some fields in the SQL Server database and as a part of decryption we…

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Why not use AWS RDS to create SQL Server Development
  • AWS

Why not use AWS RDS to create SQL Server Development

  • Posted on 2020-11-112020-12-07
  • by dulare

The Microsoft SQL Server development machine is something that I’m using daily. The operations I perform are much different from the things that I did on the production server. The…

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Deleting a large amount of data from the MS SQL table
  • Database

Deleting a large amount of data from the MS SQL table

  • Posted on 2020-10-142020-11-04
  • by dulare

From time to time there is a need to remove a large amount of data from the MS SQL table. By large amounts, I mean that the table contains a…

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Getting rid of SQL Server long-running queries
  • Database

Getting rid of SQL Server long-running queries

  • Posted on 2020-10-072020-10-30
  • by dulare

There are situations when the SQL server is getting wild – mostly because of our own actions or poorly written queries. From time to time we notice that the SQL…

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