The SQL Agents’ view of SQL Server
I recently came across a really odd issue with the SQL Agent, there were two agent jobs attached to one...
2018-10-11 (first published: 2018-10-02)
2,858 reads
Inspector V1.2 now available
It has been long overdue but finally V1.2 is now available on GitHub.
V1.2 brings a lot of changes, We put...
2018-10-10
367 reads
Inspector V1.2 revised installation guide
Pre-requisites:
SQL 2012 or higher
SQL Server Agent
A database to store the the data collected by the agent jobs (this can be...
2018-10-10
296 reads
sp_translate, A Universal Translator in SQL Server. Just One Example Of How Powerful the Python/SQL Partnership Can Be.
In my recent post, Installing External Modules into SQL Server’s Python I had a look at just how simple it is to...
2018-09-18
575 reads
TSQL Tuesday #106: Triggers and the Spiral To Oblivion
It’s the second Tuesday of the month which must mean only one thing…
We’re all skint and payday feels like a...
2018-09-11
273 reads
Podcast Audio Now On SoundCloud
For those of you who don’t have time to watch the videos, the audio stream of our webcasts are now...
2018-09-05
299 reads
Installing External Modules into SQL Server’s Python
So Microsoft have integrated Python into SQL Server, from the moment I heard that I thought to myself, “wow, this...
2018-09-03
352 reads
Undercover TV- Episode 2
The latest webcast from SQLUndercover.com. In this episode David and Adrian take a look at a few blog posts that have caught...
2018-08-29
378 reads
Undercover Catalogue 0.1 Released
Easily Keep Track of All Your SQL Servers
We know what it’s like when you’ve got 101 SQL Servers to manage,...
2018-08-28
274 reads
SQL Server Encryption, What’s The Key Hierarchy All About?
I’m sure that we all know that SQL Server includes all sorts of interesting functionality to allow us to encrypt...
2018-08-27 (first published: 2018-08-09)
1,839 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
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SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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