Why is CheckDB rolling back transactions?
I saw this one on a forum recently and it’s a fun question to look into.
When running CheckDB on an...
2009-09-24
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Gail Shaw
Estimated rows, actual rows and execution count
It’s often said that a major discrepancy between estimated and actual row counts in a query’s execution plan is a...
2009-09-22
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Multiple Execution Paths
It’s not uncommon to find stored procedures that have multiple IF statements controlling the flow of execution within the procedure....
2009-09-15
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Thoughts on the 24 hours of PASS
From all indications, the first 24 hours of PASS was a resounding success. Hundreds of attendees for each session, minimal...
2009-09-03
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Backing up to NUL vs Backup with Truncate only
Or “It’s 10pm, do you know where your log records are?”
Something that I’ve started to see recently is the idea...
2009-08-31
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Corruption in sys.dependencies
The second type of corruption I want to look at is that of missing references in sys.sql_dependencies. This typically appears...
2009-08-26
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Stats blob corruptions
There have been a couple odd types of corruption that I’ve been seeing on the forums. I want to take...
2009-08-24
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Performance Implications of Database Snapshots
Books online mentions that performance may be reduced when using database snapshots. I decided to investigate how severe that reduction could be.
2008-09-23
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Blogs
Containers: Create a Custom Container
Creating a custom container is where things get truly exciting. There’s actually a ton...
Mini-Rant: Spoofed Phone Numbers and Trust
By Brian Kelley
I’ve seen this more and more over the last year: I receive a phone...
Speaking at SQL Saturday Dallas
Speaking at SQLSaturday Dallas! I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQL...
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The Change Failure Rate
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Function Issues
I have created the following function which is to be used for a check...
SQL Server health check
If I want to do a SQL Server health check, which aspects should be...
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