Cleaning up my demo server, I could not drop login danny because of Msg 15170: the login owns a job. Here is how to find what a login owns and remove it.
SQL SERVER – Error and Fix for Msg 1907 Cannot recreate index The new index definition does not match the constraint being enforced by the existing index
Moving to a Clustered ColumnStore Index can throw Msg 1907: cannot recreate index, as the new definition does not match the constraint. Here is why and the fix.
SQL SERVER 2016 – New T-SQL Functions – COMPRESS – DECOMPRESS
SQL Server 2016 adds two new string functions, COMPRESS – DECOMPRESS. Here is how they work, with examples, and the error you get on older versions.
Free Tools Worth Knowing for SQL Server Work
Free tools for SQL Server work include Microsoft editors, built-in diagnostics, and community scripts; learn the job each handles and its limits.
MySQL – Date and Time Related System Functions
MySQL has several date and time related system functions, like curdate(), curtime(), now(), current_timestamp() and UTC versions such as utc_timestamp().
SQL SERVER – Recompiling InMemory OLTP with SQL Server 2016
Can you recompile natively compiled InMemory stored procedures? I test recompiling InMemory OLTP objects in SQL Server 2016 with a step by step demo.
SQL SERVER – How to Create a Readable Secondary Server in SQL Server Standard – Notes from the Field #107
A secondary server sitting idle as a backup feels like a waste. In Notes from the Field #107, Kenneth Urena shows how to make it readable in Standard Edition.