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Author: Derik Hammer

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  • Counting NULLs and sub-sets of data – SQL Hammer

    October 13, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Quick Tip: Counting NULLs and sub-sets of data You have been asked to produce a chart which will visualize a few data points. Total…

  • Presentation: Architecting Availability Groups – SQL Hammer

    September 15, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Track: Database Administration / Data Architecture Level: 200 – 300 Abstract: You are a DBA familiar with some basic Windows clustering and database mirroring…

  • Help! I am Locked Out of my SQL Server Instance – SQL Hammer

    Help! I am Locked Out of my SQL Server Instance – SQL Hammer

    September 15, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Beginning with SQL Server 2008, local administrators are no longer SQL Server sysadmins by default. Microsoft removed this feature in an attempt to increase…

  • Building up the PowerShell community – SQL Hammer

    Building up the PowerShell community – SQL Hammer

    September 10, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Last week I involved in a conversation with some SQL professionals who are also skilled with PowerShell. The SQL Server community is used to…

  • Policy Based Management Templates – TSQL2sDay #70 – SQL Hammer

    Policy Based Management Templates – TSQL2sDay #70 – SQL Hammer

    September 8, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    T-SQL Tuesday (aka #TSQL2sday) is a monthly SQL Server blogger event started back in late 2009 by Adam Machanic (blog | twitter). The first…

  • Lone DBA, Lemming or Master of your Domain – SQL Hammer

    Lone DBA, Lemming or Master of your Domain – SQL Hammer

    August 25, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    > Are you a lone lemming or the master of your domain? Many organizations hire only one database administrator. This lone DBA is in…

  • Ding Level 3 in My Epic Life Quest – SQL Hammer

    Ding Level 3 in My Epic Life Quest – SQL Hammer

    August 19, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Wahooo! Today is a day to celebrate. I just realized that I have achieved level 3 in my Epic Life Quest. Stay tuned as…

  • Do we care about development environment performance? – SQL Hammer

    Do we care about development environment performance? – SQL Hammer

    August 18, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Recently, but not for the first time, I was confronted with a server administrator that didn’t want to allocate more than one vCPU to a…

  • Derik’s Favorite Trace Flags – SQL Hammer

    August 18, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Recommended defaults Tempdb Trace Flag 1118 – Allocate full extents only Details: Trace Flags 1117, 1118, and Tempdb Configuration | Misconceptions around TF1118 Monitoring Trace…

  • Adding Your Entire Enterprise into Red-Gate SQL Multi Script Distribution List

    Adding Your Entire Enterprise into Red-Gate SQL Multi Script Distribution List

    August 11, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    RedGate sells a product call SQL Multi Script. The product allows you to asynchronously execute T-SQL scripts to large quantities of servers. There are…

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