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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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