How to report a SQL Server performance problem
You’re experiencing a sudden slow down in SQL Server performance. Users are complaining .Many reasons could be causing this sudden...
2011-08-18
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RAID server configuration and disk amounts
Choosing the optimal amount of disks for a RAID server configuration and block sizes can be a challenge.
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2011-08-17
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Calculate table size with existing data
Calculate the physical size of a SQL Server database table (data and indexes) , if rows exist . These steps present a...
2011-08-16
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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