Six top SQL Server 2012 management tools you should know about
Management tools play a vital role in enterprise database management. This is because the well-integrated tools extend the administrator’s capabilities,...
2013-03-26
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Basit Aalishan Masood-Al-Farooq
SQL Server: Purging msdb History Tables to Control msdb Database Growth
From time to time, I see the following question posted on various SQL Server forums by different users asking why...
2013-03-26
1,543 reads
XML Support and SQL Server (Part 5)
Checkout the fifth part of my XML support and SQL Server article series here.
In this article, I discussed the basic...
2013-03-26
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SQL Server DMV: sys.dm_exec_requests
Today, I’ve received an email from friend asking that that is there any way to find out the progress of...
2013-03-19
1,518 reads
Using sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats to analyse how indexes are utilised
This dynamic management function (DMF) returns the detailed information about low level activities on indexes such as input/output (I/O) operations,...
2013-03-19
2,802 reads
Find missing indexes using SQL Servers index related DMVs
Today, we experienced performance issues with few databases that are hosted on one of our most critical production SQL Server....
2013-03-13
1,905 reads
List all Objects and Indexes per Filegroup / Partition
Today, I received a call from friend asking how he can find out which database object belongs to which filegroup.
Well...
2013-03-03
1,641 reads
Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 3)
This is the third part of the three part article series on partitioning relational data.
In the first part of this...
2013-02-23
571 reads
SQL Server Encryption
Today, I am very happy because my first article (SQL Server Encryption) was published in SQL Server Pro. In this...
2013-02-23
1,086 reads
The pros and cons of virtualizing SQL Server environments
Virtualization is a hot trend in the computing world, offering businesses substantial cost and performance benefits that include server consolidation,...
2013-02-23
1,601 reads
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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