Here you have all of Steve Stedman’s SQL Server tips, announcements and news posts of December.
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Rockin’ the Code World – January 8th – LIVE!
I am happy to announce that on January 8th, I have the privilege of a being a guest on the Rockin’ the Code World show with DotNetDave. Please join the show on January 8th at 10:00am pacific time. Read more…
Giving the gift of Joy and Play
his can be a rough time a year for many especially when it comes to $$$. For that reason Stedman Solutions likes to give back when we can. This year we hope our $500 donation of games and toys wil Read more…
Determining the last time your SQL Server instance was restarted
The following query will show the last time your SQL Server instance was started. I used this just today for planning purposes for doing SQL Server updates on a server that I had not ever restarted. I wanted to ge Read more…
NEW Database Health Monitor Server Connection Points
There are very important changes happening to Database Health Monitor and we want this process to be easy and understandable for YOU! Please read carefully and email us at the address at the bottom for any questions. Starting January 5t Read more…
Current Coupons
60% Off SQL Server Backup & Restore Course Coupon Code: JOY60 Expires: Jan 2nd at 11:59pm
This complete course will help you determine if you have a sufficient backup strategy and restore plan OR will help you build one fro Read more…
Our Classes Now Have a Certificate On Completion
Starting December 11, 2021 the Stedman’s SQL School will now sent out Certificates upon course completion. When you are going through the class, be sure to hit the “Complete and Continue” button when you finish each lesson that that lesso Read more…
CTE to Find Dates in a Range
Here is a quick CTE that can be used to generate all the dates in a range. This is handy to use when trying to find dates missing from a set, you can outer join to it, or union wit Read more…
Far Too Much Ransomware
In the last year I have seen far too much ransomware. I have seen some people lose their databases with no way of getting them back, and I have seen others who have been able to get everything. Some have Read more…
SQL Daily Monitoring – December SQL Server Versions
Here listed is the current percentages of SQL server versions running our Daily Check up with Database Health Monitor. Compare this month’s percentages to Last Month’s Percentages
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Will learning more about SQL Server help in your career?
This is an interesting question. Some employers that I have worked for have encouraged continuing education, and becoming more skilled in certain areas, and other companies almost discourage that because that would get in the way of work. That would Read more…
SQL Server Execution Plans – Arrow Size
When teaching people about how to use SQL Server Execution Plans, one thing that is commonly overlooked is the size of the arrows between different operators in the plan. How fat the arrow is, is an indication of how man Read more…
Winter Joy Sale
We’re feeling extra fun and festive this year and we want to extend a little of our JOY to you! Today starts the sale of our two most popular SQL Server Courses: 60% Off Our SQL Server Backup & Restore Read more…
Why Am I Creating More Online Classes?
With the recent release of the short free SQL ransomware awareness class, and the upcoming release of our backup and recovery class, some clients have asked, “why are you creating these classes?” Stedman SQL School I Love it: The firs Read more…
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