After changing a file share witness, a client could not delete the old one: the cluster resource could not be deleted since it is a core resource. The fix.
SQL SERVER 2016 – Creating Clustered ColumnStore with InMemory OLTP Tables
While preparing my SQLPASS session on SQL Server 2016, I explored creating clustered ColumnStore with InMemory OLTP tables. Here is what I learned.
Why ’10’ + 5 Returns 15: Mixing Strings and Numbers
The plus sign adds or glues text depending on the types on each side. I show the surprise, the error 245 it can cause, and how text keys get hurt.
SQL SERVER – Fix Error Msg 35336 Working with ColumnStore Indexes
A bank moving from SQL Server 2012 to 2016 wanted to use non-clustered ColumnStore indexes. Here is the error Msg 35336 we hit and how to fix it.
Calling a REST API From T-SQL With sp_invoke_external_rest_endpoint
Use sp_invoke_external_rest_endpoint in SQL Server 2025 with controlled permissions, JSON responses, protected credentials, and retries.
How to Introduce Time Delay Between Two T-SQL Commands? – Interview Question of the Week #091
How do you introduce a Time Delay between two T-SQL commands? An interview question developers ask often, answered with WAITFOR DELAY.
SQL SERVER – Simple Example of BCP Command Line Utility
Need to export table data fast? A step by step, simple example of the BCP Command Line Utility, from finding bcp.exe to running the export.