WorkPlace Encounters: Grappling With ASYNC_NETWORK_IO Waits
An account of a recent encounter we had with a peculiar wait event which was initially misdiagnosed.
2019-09-27 (first published: 2017-10-10)
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Kenneth Igiri
Workplace Encounter: Effects of TLS 1.2
In this article we share a recent experience we had with implementing TLS 1.2 ONLY support on our databases and particularly with respect to its effect on Transaction Log Shipping sessions.
2019-01-03
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Database Snapshot Use Case: Service Migration
In this article, we show how we used Database Snapshots as a rollbackup plan for a database migration from one data centre to another. Database Snapshots proved to be the best route since we sould not afford the time a backup/restore approach would take.
2018-12-11
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The Real World: Implementing Data Compression in SQL Server 2008 R2
Sharing our experience using Data Compression as a space savings option in MS SQL Server 2008
2018-10-19 (first published: 2016-01-18)
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SQL Server on Amazon RDS vs SQL Server on Amazon EC2
Exploring briefly the difference between using Amazon Machine Images running SQL Server and using SQL Server instances on Amazon's Relational Database Service.
2018-04-12
4,033 reads
Configuring Backups Using Veritas Netbackup with AGs
A short description of our experience with Veritas Netbackup on MS SQL Server AG Groups. This article does not give a full description of the procedure for configuring netbackup but highlights a few pitfalls which we think some people will find very useful.
2017-07-18
1,351 reads
Workplace Encounters: Using Volume Mount Points in SQL FCIs
How we overcame the A to Z Windows Drive-Letter limitation using Volume Mount Points
2017-06-26
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Installing SQL Server vNext on an AWS EC2 RHEL Instance
The steps required to create an Amazon Web Services EC2 instance and install the latest SQL Server version on the EC2.
2017-03-16
608 reads
Five Useful SQL Server Management Practices
This article outlines five SQL Server capabilities you can use to enhance your efficiency as a DBA.
2017-01-18
3,120 reads
SQL Server 2016: The New @OneResultSet Parameter in SP_SpaceUsed
EXEC SP_SPACEUSED can return only one result set if you want it to. This is possible using a new parameter in SQL Server 2016. If are familiar with the inbuilt stored procedure sp_spaceused, I am sure you will find this new parameter quite useful.
2016-11-30
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