SQL Server Save Time Managing Multiple Servers With Central Management Servers
Central Management Servers give us a way to manage a collection of SQL Servers as one, a query executed against...
2018-05-15
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Gavin Draper
SQL Server Building On Calculations With APPLY
I find myself using Apply more and more in my queries, aside from the usual reasons I’ve been finding I...
2018-05-14
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SQL Server Management Studio Intermittently Hangs Browsing a Database
If you’re seeing SSMS hang/lock timeouts when expanding nodes in the object explorer for a database it’s almost definitely caused...
2018-05-13
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SQL Server Corruption - Bring Order Out Of Chaos
I wanted to document a couple of important tasks you should be doing as part of your SQL Server maintenance/backup...
2018-05-12
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SQL Server Database Snapshots
What Are They
Database snapshots are a readonly point in time version of a database. You can use them for things...
2018-05-11
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SQL Server Partition Swapping
When working with large amounts of data in ETL jobs it can often can sink a lot of time inserting...
2018-05-10
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SQL Server Snapshot vs Read Committed Snapshot
For a quick introduction to transaction isolation levels see my previous post on them.
Once snapshot isolation is enabled on a...
2018-05-08
1,640 reads
SQL Server Why Isn't My Transaction Log Truncating
The Transaction log growing is completely normal however there are situations where a transaction log can get to a state...
2018-05-07
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SQL Server Trace Flags
Trace Flags are a way to change the behavior of the SQL Server database engine. They are often used for...
2018-05-06
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Avoid Errors With using SNAPSHOT Isolation From Transactions Under Different Isolation Levels
For older systems where the move to READ COMMITTED SNAPSHOT (RCSI) might not be an option or you’re running a...
2018-05-05
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Blogs
Streamlining Azure VM Moves Into Availability Zones
By John
One of the more frustrating aspects about creating an Azure virtual machine is that...
Monday Monitor Tips: Native Replication Monitoring
By Steve Jones
Redgate Monitor has been able to monitor replication for a long term, but it...
Advice I Like: Art
By Steve Jones
Superheroes and saints never make art. Only imperfect beings can make art because art...
Forums
Think LSNs Are Unique? Think Again - Preventing Data Loss in CDC ETL
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The AI Bubble and the Weak Foundation Beam
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Question of the Day
A Big PK
In SQL Server 2025, how many columns can be included in a Primary Key constraint?
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