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  • Fast, light-weight, row counts

    Fast, light-weight, row counts

    July 21, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Often we need to know the number of records in a table. If you are looking for something very specific, such as the number…

  • Synchronizing Server Objects for Availability Groups

    Synchronizing Server Objects for Availability Groups

    July 14, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    After we create a strategy for synchronizing our data for disaster recovery, we then need to consider keeping our server objects synchronized. Depending upon…

  • It is who you know, or is it?

    It is who you know, or is it?

    July 7, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    I have spent a lot of time learning about how to effectively network and the benefits that it can bring to my life and…

  • Writing Repeatable T-SQL

    June 30, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Writing code for a database is more of a challenge than writing for applications. Before the developers bite my head off, I do not…

  • SQL Server SCHEMABINDING

    June 24, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    SCHEMABINDING is an option that is available for objects in T-SQL which contain user defined code. Examples include, stored procedures, indexes, and functions. Straight…

  • User Groups

    June 10, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Photo credit for Community Wall (above): Pat Wright (t | b) User Groups Rebooted the Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group (t | w)…

  • Row Level Security in SQL Server 2016 CTP2

    June 3, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Earlier this year Microsoft Azure implemented Row-Level Security (Brent’s announcement). In following Microsoft’s cloud-first release concept, this great feature is now part of SQL…

  • Store Optional Connection Parameters in SQL Server Management Studio

    May 27, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    About six months ago I wrote about the challenges of using the Always-On Availability Group Listeners with SSMS. At the time, I had presented…

  • Choosing a Git Client

    May 13, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Version control (VC) is very important for any type of IT shop, big and small, as well as for application code and database code.…

  • Multiple Server Management – Finding the Database Server

    Multiple Server Management – Finding the Database Server

    May 7, 2015

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    Derik Hammer

    Often database administrators must ask themselves a simple, yet tedious question, “what server is that database on,” or maybe, “how many servers do we…

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