How HADR_SYNC_COMMIT waits can wreak havoc
It has been a decade since I have blogged. Or at least it feels like it. Today I would like...
2015-11-25 (first published: 2015-11-17)
4,521 reads
Roy Ernest
What, when and who? Auditing 101 - Part 3
Who messed around with my database? Auditing 101. In this article we will take a look at another technique available in SQL 2008 and higher. This new technique is SQL Audit.
2014-12-19 (first published: 2012-05-31)
15,165 reads
What, when and who? Auditing 101 - Part 2
In my previous article we discussed Change Tracking which is one of the new technologies introduced by Microsoft. This article will focus on Change Data Capture.
2014-12-12 (first published: 2012-01-16)
13,538 reads
What, When and who? Auditing 101
In this article we will take a look at one of the new technology that was introduced in SQL Server 2008 for Auditing.
2014-12-05 (first published: 2011-11-28)
16,746 reads
The Ins and outs of In-Memory OLTP
As you may know, SQL Server is a very robust database, but SQL server has its performance bottlenecks. With the introduction of In-Line memory OLTP, there is a chance to get rid of the performance bottlenecks
2014-09-16
6,755 reads
SQL Saturday # 103 in Curacao a Success
On 25th of February 2012, Curacao hosted its first SQL Saturday event. The event was held at the University of...
2012-03-01
2,320 reads
Ready for the new year?
The New Year is just around the corner. Every year I make a resolution. And every time I fail. That...
2011-12-29
2,286 reads
Junior DBA
At our company we have two DBAs to take care of all the databases in the production and QA. It...
2011-12-08
1,480 reads
It was a pleasure to work with the NomCom
With the announcement of the official slate for the BoD election for this year, the job of the NomCom is...
2011-11-30
2,547 reads
SQL Pass Update - Day 1
So far SQL Pass Summit has been great for me. I have had a great time from day one onwards....
2011-10-12
1,743 reads
Blogs
5 SQL Tricks Worth Remembering Before You Close the Laptop
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Google – NotebookLM on ThakurVinay blog
By Vinay Thakur
Google has contributed a lot of stuff/enhancement on its portfolio, google is no longer...
Distance Metrics for Semantic Similarity Searches in SQL Server 2025
Next up in my series talking about The Burrito Bot is diving into the...
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No More Deadlocks
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Five SQL Server 2022 T-SQL Functions You Should Be Using Right Now
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No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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