If a table runs out of IDENTITY values then it, and any dependent services and applications, will be "read-only" until the problem is fixed. Steve Jones explains how to set up a custom monitor to detect and prevent such problems.
2019-04-04
Last year we ran the industry’s first ever state of SQL Server monitoring survey, the results not only gave great insight for the community but helped us shape our product development to ensure we were meeting the needs that you were asking for. So what has changed in a year? Tell us for your chance to win a $250 Amazon voucher.
2019-04-03 (first published: 2019-03-21)
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Exploring the potential benefits of the T-SQL Window functions (OVER, LAG, and LEAD) in this piece. You can learn how to achieve up to 50% performance boost by replacing a single function call.
2019-04-02 (first published: 2014-03-24)
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Learn how to force all SQL Server connections to an AWS RDS instance to use SSL encrypted connections.
2019-04-02
In this blog, we review the key insights from last year’s State of SQL Server Monitoring report. One year on, how has this changed? Read the blog to find out how you can help us define the state of 2019 plus a chance to win a $250 Amazon voucher.
2019-04-02 (first published: 2019-03-18)
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SQL Server 2019 will bring more than graph query languages. We will be able to use a document query engine and a specific JSON engine.
2019-04-01
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Temporal tables were introduced with SQL Server 2016. To take advantage of this feature, you might start fresh with a brand new table. It is possible, however, to convert an existing table with accumulated history to the new functionality. In this article, Mala Mahadevan explains how to create temporal tables for both scenarios.
2019-04-01
2019-03-29 (first published: 2017-12-04)
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The next version of SQLServerCentral will go love on Saturday, March 30, 2019
2019-03-29
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When you index a nullable field, are the rows with nulls stored in the index? It’s easy enough to find out by creating a table with a nullable field, and then creating an index on it.
2019-03-29
By gbargsley
It's 2 AM. Your phone is going off. Users can't connect to the application,...
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
By Arun Sirpal
After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
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