To extract decimal part of a number in SQL Server, use ABS(value) % 1. This post compares four methods on positive and negative amounts and explains why the result is sometimes 0. It also covers float columns, digits as whole numbers and trailing zeros.
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SQL SERVER – Scripts to Overview HADR / AlwaysOn Local Replica Server
SQL Server expert Dominic Wirth shares a script that gives a utilization overview of the local AlwaysOn replica server: database count and size, by role and group.
SQL SERVER – Rebuild Index Job Failed – Error: 9002 – The Transaction Log for Database ‘PinalDB’ is Full Due to ‘LOG_BACKUP’
A rebuild index job kept failing with error 9002: The transaction log for database ‘PinalDB’ is full due to ‘LOG_BACKUP’. Here is how I found the real cause.
Which is Optimal – TOP 0 OR WHERE 1 = 2? – Interview Question of the Week #190
Which is optimal, TOP 0 or WHERE 1 = 2? Many interview answers get this wrong, but they are both the same, and STATISTICS IO shows why.
SQL SERVER – SSMS – Enable Line Numbers in SQL Server Management Studio
When I guide a DBA over a screen share, line numbers make it easy to point at the right spot. Here is how to enable line numbers in SSMS.
Wide Covering Indexes: The Cost of INCLUDE Everything
Adding every column with INCLUDE feels like a free speed-up. Here is a small demo of the space, reads and writes you pay for.
Right-Sizing SQL Server: Reading CPU and Memory Use Before Consolidation
Base right-sizing SQL Server on sampled CPU, memory pressure, buffer use and interval I/O, then compare peaks across a full business cycle.
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