SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for March 2014
I made a couple of changes in the order of the queries this month and made some other small improvements...
2014-03-11
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Glenn Berry
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 CU11
On February 17, 2014, Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 CU11, which is Build 10.50.4302. This cumulative update has...
2014-02-21
1,370 reads
Scaling SQL Server 2014 Pre-Con in Copenhagen
I will be travelling to Copenhagen, Denmark to deliver a full day pre-con for SQLSaturday #275 on Friday, March 28,...
2014-02-12
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SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for February 2014
I improved the file-level latency query this month and made some other small improvements to a few other queries. Rather...
2014-02-06
1,155 reads
SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for January 2014
I spent some time this month to true up the SQL Server 2005 version, with the other versions for the...
2014-01-14
1,051 reads
2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million...
2013-12-31
1,155 reads
SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 10
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 Cumulative Update 10, which is build 10.50.4297. This Cumulative Update...
2013-12-17
1,422 reads
SQL Server Diagnostic Information Queries for December 2013
I have made quite a few updates and improvements to this set of queries for December 2013. I have added...
2013-12-17
922 reads
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Cumulative Update 7
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Cumulative Update 7, which is Build 11.0.3393.0. This CU has 47...
2013-11-19
2,381 reads
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 14
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 Cumulative Update 14, which is build 10.00.5848. This Cumulative Update has...
2013-11-19
1,183 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
By Steve Jones
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The North Star for the...
Multiple Escape Characters
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Escape Characters
Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers