Monthly Archives: July 2024

Midsummer Fun

Posted on July 5, 2024 by way0utwest

Yesterday was Independence Day in the US and a day off for me. Today, I’m back to work. Same for my rocket engineer son, one day off. My wife remembers a few of her companies giving a 4-day weekend when … Continue reading →

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A New Word: Symptomania

Posted on July 5, 2024 by way0utwest

symptomania – n. the fantasy that there’s some elaborate diagnosis out there that neatly captures the kind of person you are, tying together your many flaws and contradictions into a single theme – which wouldn’t necessarily sort out the mess … Continue reading →

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Inside SQL Server Backup and Restore History Pruning with sp_delete_backuphistory

Posted on July 3, 2024 by way0utwest

I had a customer that was looking to document a restore that had occurred on one of their systems and didn’t see it. They had concerns about SQL Server accurately tracking history across time and noted they hadn’t cleaned any … Continue reading →

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Xp_cmdshell Use Cases

Posted on July 3, 2024 by way0utwest

I had someone ask me recently how to run xp_cmdshell on a Linux version of SQL Server. I told them you can’t, as it’s an unsupported feature and not one that I expect to see released. I had to double-check, … Continue reading →

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