Let me state my position from the outset: Favoring AD Groups for security in SQL Server over individual AD Logins is a mistake. I don’t care what the “best [...]

This is an update to a previous post. In another post on this site, it was said that Dropbox Paper is the code storage of choice. This has changed. As of today, I much prefer [...]

Update here: Script Storage Update Throughout my career, my scripts have been a vital piece of my work. Where I store them has changed over the years. The challenge has been [...]

After setting up MySQL, I realized that I put my data files on the C drive.  Since I don't want database growth to end up taking down the entire OS, I had to [...]

Do transactions apply in dynamic SQL, in SQL Server?  In a word, yes.  For proof, run the following chunks of [...]

There is some controversy about using cursors in TSQL.  Overall, I believe they tend to tie up resources and are seen as bad.  So how do you get around using them? [...]

(If you want to AVOID cursors, see: TSQL – Loop Through Result Set WITHOUT Cursors) This is the basic query text to use whenever you need to loop through a result set in [...]

Sometimes, as a DBA, you will have to copy a database role to another instance, such as when you have to move something from development to testing or production.  Recently, [...]

Source of info: http://www.mattbutton.com/2011/06/01/sql-profiler-templates-missing/ Upon trying to create a trace template in SQL Server Profiler, I was able to name the [...]

Within a Stored Procedure, you may want the results of a particular query emailed to you, but only if there is a result.  In other words, I don’t want to be notified [...]