Stéphane Haby

SQL Server – Change Management: list all updates

I am looking to have all SQL Server updates on a server including Service Packs, Cumulative Updates and other fixes like we can see in the uninstall panel from Windows. I take the opportunity of this(…)

Security via policies

Few weeks ago, I presented the session on security via Policies for “Les journées SQL Server 2014”, organized by the French SQL Server User Group (GUSS) in Paris. I promised to post our policies script(…)

SQL Server tips: how to list orphaned logins

I read a lot of about orphaned database users in SQL Server, but I have almost never read about orphaned logins. Many of my customers migrate or remove databases in SQL Server. They forget – not every time but(…)

SQL Server tips: Executing a query with the EXECUTE command

This short SQL Server blog post is meant to help people who have experienced the error messages 2812 and 203 with the EXECUTE command. The goal is to execute a simple query from a variable in a string(…)

Windows 10: The new features

First, it should have been Windows 9, but finally the new Microsoft operating system is named Windows 10! In the same way as for my blog post on Windows 8, I have decided to write a few words(…)

SQL Server 2014 Tips: Create indexes directly via CREATE TABLE

This week, I discovered a new enhancement which is not hidden but not really visible in SQL Server 2014. Among Hekaton and other new features in SQL Server 2014, a little option appears in table creation.8-O On the(…)

How to find the SQL Server Management Pack in the SCOM database

While working on a customer project, I needed to retrieve the SQL Server SCOM Management Pack version. Unfortunately, the SCOM team took a while to answer and as I am the DBA, I have access to the SCOM databases.

SQL Server Perfmon does not start automatically

I have recently used perfmon (performance monitor) at a customer site. I created a Data Collector Set to monitor CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network during one day. Then, I ran the monitor and I received a “beautiful” error message…(…)

SQL Server 2014: Are DENY ‘SELECT ALL USERS SECURABLES’ permissions sufficient for DBAs?

SQL Server 2014 improves the segregation of duties by implementing new server permissions. The most important is the SELECT ALL USERS SECURABLES permission that will help to restrict database administrators from viewing data in all databases. My article is(…)

SQL Server: How to find the default data path?

I have read a lot of SQL Server blog postings and articles in order to find the default data path. This post covers different SQL Server versions (SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005)(…)