Autogrow bug – fixed with Denali
Recently I ran into a bug related to autogrow of the log file. Because this was the second time I...
2011-08-23
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T-SQL Enhancements: OVER clause
With SQL Server Denali there has been made some improvements to the OVER clause, which I wasn’t even aware of...
2011-08-16
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Server Side Paging with new OFFSET feature in SQL Server Denali
Ever since I was a web developer back in the days, server side paging has been an issues. Back then...
2011-08-09
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LAG’n’LEAD – New T-SQL Features in SQL Server Denali CTP3
Are you tired of doing self joins, just to get the value of a column in the previus/subsequent row, or...
2011-08-02
1,720 reads
Optimize a query by thinking out of the box
Recently I had to create a simple query to lookup a single row in a table containing ranges that do...
2011-07-26
623 reads
SQL Server – SET STATISTICS [IO|TIME] ON
My colleagues and I often joke around with “If it takes less than a second, then it’s okay!”. The reason...
2011-07-19
1,468 reads
Which database is using all my CPU #2
A few weeks back we wrote about a query to tell you which database is using up most CPU time....
2011-07-12
1,485 reads
T-SQL Enhancement: EXECUTE WITH RESULT SETS
All developers know, that it is very important to encapsulate code in classes and methods to be able to reuse...
2011-07-05
801 reads
Which database is using all my CPU
We all know how easy it is to see how much CPU power is consumed by the SQL Server process,...
2011-06-28
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Index Rebuild progress v2
I have actually written about this subject earlier on my Danish blog (http://www.performanceduo.com/post/Index-Rebuild-progress.aspx), but last week when working on a...
2011-06-21
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Blogs
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
SQL Server Security Hardening Guide Using the DoD STIG Checklist
Security on your SQL Server is important. That doesn’t need any explaining. But where...
EightKB 2026: Registration is Open!
It’s that time of year again! EightKB is back on August 20th at 13:00...
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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