Quick tip: format source code in html

I run a technical blog, so it is necessary to put code in almost every post. Most of the GUIs...

Configure Min and Max memory in Reporting Services

As any of the available SQL Server services, Reporting Services will use all of the server memory if needed, in...

PowerShell script repository - SQL Server

A simple get-help output
PowerShell is a .Net based command line tool designed for automation.

It is recommended to script repetitive task...

Reporting services error: User XXXX does not have required permissions

If you encounter the following error trying to access reporting services:

User XXXX does not have required permissions. Verify that sufficient...

Performance Basics: Key lookup operator and query optimization

One of the most basic things to improve performance in our queries is using indexes, but this doesn't mean that...

Considerations for dealing with big databases

Stress everywhere, user wants everything "Para ayer"Photo by Bernard Goldbach

If you are like me, and have SQL Server instances with...

Meltdown and Spectre exploits, they can affect your SQL Server instances

A bug was recently discovered on almost every processor made on the last 10 years, and it seems that almost...

Happy new year 2018 to all!

From SQL Guatemala, we wish you a happy new year 2018.

 We hope this new year brings you joy and zero:...

SQL Vulnerability Assessment

A very interesting feature was recently added to SQL Server Management Studio 17.4 (SSMS): The new SQL Vulnerability Assessment.

What is...

How to check advanced options in SQL Server?

To check the available advanced options configured at instance level in SQL Server, you need to use the  sp_configure system...