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Oct22

SQL SERVER – Interesting Observations Using MONEY Datatype

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Datatype, SQL PASS
2 Comments
MONEY is one of the data types supported in SQL Server. There are some interesting information about this. Observation 1: Money datatype can accept up to four scale values. DECLARE @money money SET @money='$1,200.45679' SELECT @money which results to 1200.4567 Observation 2: If the scales value exceeds 4 digits, it is rounded to…
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Oct21

SQL SERVER – Database Size Limitation in SQL Express

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server Express
10 Comments
I have a tendency to write a number of interview style questions and those are quite popular in this blog. Having said that, sometimes we get asked about tricky questions on a small variety which we might know some of the basics – but sometimes it makes us think twice.…
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Oct20

SQL SERVER – Log Shipping Restore Job Error: The file is too recent to apply to the secondary database

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages
13 Comments
If you are a DBA and handled Log-shipping as high availability solution, there are a number of common errors that come that you would over a period of time become pro on resolving. Here is one of the common error which you must have seen: Message 2015-10-13 21:09:05.13     *** Error:…
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Oct19

SQL SERVER – ColumnStore Frequently Asked Queries

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Index
2 Comments
This blog talks about troubleshooting scenarios in FAQ format when dealing with ColumnStore Indexes inside SQL Server. Use a combination of trace flags, query hints, performance counters, extended events discussed in various blogs to gather relevant data and troubleshoot the problem. Sometimes I have seen people use ColumnStore as a…
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Oct18

Interview Question of the Week #041 – What is a Merge Join?

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Joins
2 Comments
Question: What is a Merge Join? Answer: The Merge Join transformation provides an output that is generated by joining two sorted data sets using a FULL, LEFT, or INNER join. The Merge Join transformation requires that both inputs be sorted and that the joined columns have matching meta-data. The user cannot…
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Oct17

SQL SERVER – Script Upgrade Mode on Failover – Why?

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
2 Comments
Troubleshooting Cluster related queries is always a challenge and every once in a while I get mails around these. One of my friend wrote email to me and it caught my attention and I took couple of days to explore and felt worth to share it here: <EMAIL> Hi Pinal.…
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Oct16

The Milestone – Notes from the Field #100

Pinal Dave
SQLAuthority News
Notes from the Field, SQL Milestone, SQL Server
2 Comments

[Note from Pinal]: This is a 100th episode of Notes from the Field series.

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SQL SERVER – Interesting Observations Using MONEY Datatype

SQL SERVER – Database Size Limitation in SQL Express

SQL SERVER – Log Shipping Restore Job Error: The file is too recent to apply to the secondary database

SQL SERVER – ColumnStore Frequently Asked Queries

Interview Question of the Week #041 – What is a Merge Join?

SQL SERVER – Script Upgrade Mode on Failover – Why?

The Milestone – Notes from the Field #100

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

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