Planning to Increase Cost Threshold for Parallelism – Like a Smart Person!
Planning to Increase Cost Threshold for Parallelism
When administrating a SQL Server instance with multiple CPU cores and heavy workload, it’s...
2018-02-27
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Eitan Blumin
- Website: https://www.eitanblumin.com
How to fix Orphaned Users easily
What are Orphaned Users
“Orphaned Users” is a common issue in SQL Server where a Database User is no longer associated...
2018-01-11 (first published: 2018-01-03)
24,299 reads
How to Update @@SERVERNAME to Actual Machine Name?
The @@SERVERNAME Global Variable
The system global variable @@SERVERNAMEcan be used to return the name of the machine the SQL Server...
2017-12-19 (first published: 2017-12-07)
4,527 reads
DocumentDB Tutorial 2 – Working with Documents
Join Eitan Blumin in the next video of his DocumentDB Tutorials. This time learn how to work with the documents...
2016-02-18 (first published: 2016-02-11)
2,071 reads
Meet the Team- Eitan Blumin
When I was about 7 years old and got my first computer during the early nineties,
I said “This is...
2016-01-31
828 reads
Automatic Roll Forward Transaction Log Backups
Performing a transaction log backup every 15 minutes has its advantages. But it also has disadvantages. Ever tried to restore...
2015-09-03 (first published: 2015-08-25)
2,558 reads
Getting Started with Azure DocumentDB Programming
In my previous post in the series, I provided a short explanation on how to register your very first Azure...
2015-07-02 (first published: 2015-06-28)
2,235 reads
My First Azure DocumentDB Account
In my first post in the series, I provided a basic introduction to Microsoft’s new product: Azure DocumentDB, and how...
2015-06-22
837 reads
Introduction to Azure DocumentDB
This is a basic introductory post about Microsoft’s new product: Azure DocumentDB, and how it compares to SQL Server.
What is...
2015-05-11
1,268 reads
Let SQL Server Write Code for You
Introduction
Many times I happen to find myself in a situation where, as a DBA, I need to write some long...
2014-08-11 (first published: 2014-08-04)
10,970 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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