Clients sometimes forget to give me admin rights. IS_SRVROLEMEMBER(‘sysadmin’) checks if the current login is a Server Role Member: 1 means yes, 0 means no.
SQL SERVER – Introduction to JOINs – Basic of JOINs
A simple introduction to JOINs: INNER JOIN and the three OUTER JOIN types, written for members of the Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group who asked for it.
System Configuration Checker WMI Error: Fixing SQL Server Setup
Setup stopped with a WMI message before installing anything? Here are the safe repair steps, in order, with a quick check at the end.
SQL SERVER – Interesting Observation of DMV of Active Transactions and DMV of Current Transactions
sys.dm_tran_active_transactions and sys.dm_tran_current_transaction look alike, but one lists active transactions for the instance, the other only your session.
SQL SERVER – Restore or Attach Database Without .NDF or .MDF is Not Possible
Can you restore or attach database files if the .mdf or an .ndf file is missing? In one word, no. Here is why every data file is needed.
Replacing Profiler Traces With Extended Events
Replacing Profiler traces with Extended Events starts with the question, a focused event session, and a bounded target that avoids needless load.
Standard DBA Reports You Can Write in T-SQL
Standard DBA reports can use T-SQL to show backup age, database sizes, job failures, login changes, and errors in one weekly review.