Tables got renamed to a new standard, but what about the indexes? Tell me which index naming conventions you follow when renaming an index.
Changing an Index In Place With CREATE INDEX and DROP_EXISTING
Use DROP_EXISTING to change an index definition in one operation, inspect its columns, and check online availability and dependencies.
SQL SERVER – Saturday Fun Puzzle with SQL Server DATETIME2 and CAST
A Saturday fun puzzle with DATETIME2 and CAST in SQL Server 2012. Run each script one at a time, guess the output, and learn something new.
Deprecated Features and Breaking Changes: Plan Your Upgrade
Breaking Changes are only one of four kinds of change that an upgrade brings. This guest post by Nakul Vachhrajani explains the four kinds, how to find deprecated feature use with Extended Events and the Deprecated Features counters, and a checklist for planning the upgrade.
Upgrading With Log Shipping for a Short Cutover
Upgrading with log shipping stages a newer secondary with NORECOVERY, applies logs in order, and leaves a short, rehearsed final cutover.
SQL Server Lessons: Five Short Scripts You Can Run in a Minute
SQL Server lessons stick when you can run them in a minute. This page covers errors, security, XML, hierarchies and query hints. Each lesson asks one question and answers it with a short script. Every result comes from SQL Server 2025.
SQL SERVER – Get Schema Name from Object ID using OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME
Many people join sys.tables and sys.schemas to get a schema name from an object ID. The OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME function does it in one simple call.