I inspect TCP listeners to find the actual Network port in use. A customer wanted a query rather than an assumption.
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SQL SERVER – Capturing INSERT Timestamp in Table
A default can insert timestamp values when the caller omits a datetime column. I use a session-local CURRENT_TIMESTAMP example.
5 SQL in Sixty Seconds Video on SSMS Efficiency
I make my living by Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check and one of the constant struggles which I see of my client is to use SSMS Efficiency.
Custom Query Shortcuts in SSMS: Run Your Own Procedure
Custom query shortcuts in SSMS run a stored procedure of your own on the text you have selected. This post writes a small procedure that explains any session, tests it the way the shortcut calls it, assigns it to a free key, and explains which keys you can use.
SQL SERVER – Logical Processing Order of the SELECT Statement
Logical Processing places DISTINCT before TOP in a SELECT statement. Questions after my video prompted this explanation.
sp_autostats: See and Undo Automatic Statistics Updates
The sp_autostats procedure shows and changes the automatic statistics update setting of one table, one index or one statistic. This post turns the setting off for a table, flips it back for one index, undoes it, and shows that the database level setting and the statistics themselves are untouched.
CHECK_POLICY and CHECK_EXPIRATION for SQL Logins
Audit CHECK_POLICY and password expiration for SQL logins, inspect LOGINPROPERTY evidence, and plan safe service-account exceptions.
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