Consolidating small instances can reduce hardware sprawl when configuration conflicts, peak workloads, licensing, and migration order are checked.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Get Current User – Get Logged In User
How to get current user for a query in SQL Server 2005: SELECT SYSTEM_USER returns the name of the current context, which helps with debugging and security.
SQL SERVER – Deterministic Functions and Nondeterministic Functions
Deterministic functions like ABS, DATEDIFF and ISNULL always return the same result for the same input. Nondeterministic functions like NEWID and RAND do not.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Forced Parameterization and Simple Parameterization – T-SQL and SSMS
Forced parameterization can cut query compilations for busy databases. I explain FORCED vs SIMPLE parameterization and how to set each with T-SQL and SSMS.
SQL SERVER – Simple Example of WHILE Loop With CONTINUE and BREAK Keywords
I have tried to explain the usage of simple WHILE loop in the first example. BREAK keywords will exit the stop the while loop and control is moved.
SQL SERVER – Get Permissions of My Username / Userlogin on Server / Database
Invited to review a big company’s schema, I wanted to know my own permissions without asking their DBA. fn_my_permissions shows them at server and database level.
SQL SERVER – Difference Between @@Version and xp_msver – Retrieve SQL Server Information
SELECT @@Version gives the SQL Server version, edition and service pack in one string. I compare @@Version and xp_msver, which returns more server details.
SQL SERVER – 2005 – Limitation of Online Index Rebuld Operation
What is an online index rebuild, and which indexes can not be rebuilt online? A smart interview candidate and I found four, and Books Online lists all six.
SQL SERVER – Set Server Level FILLFACTOR Using T-SQL Script
A short T-SQL script to set server level FILLFACTOR, plus the Books Online definition of FILLFACTOR and what its values from 0 to 100 mean.
SQL SERVER – Types of DBCC Commands When Used as Database Console Commands
The four types of DBCC Database Console Commands: maintenance, miscellaneous, informational and validation, with a couple of examples of each from MSDN.