Basic iFTS Monitoring Queries
This is one of the scripts that I will be using for my presentation “Tips and Tricks for Using SQL...
2009-11-03
1,474 reads
Glenn Berry
Minor Setup Issue with SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2008 R2 on Windows 7
Microsoft’s Peter Saddow, who is a Program Manager on the SQL Server Setup team has a post in the SQL...
2009-11-02
427 reads
Two Very Important Configuration Settings For SQL Server 2005/2008
Two settings that I always enable when I install SQL Server 2005 or 2008 on an x64 production database server...
2009-11-01
5,910 reads
Suggested Max Memory Settings for SQL Server 2005/2008
It is pretty important to make sure you set the Max Server memory setting for SQL Server 2005/2008 to something...
2009-10-29
253,651 reads
Special Events at PASS Summit
Besides giving two Community Session presentations (here and here), next week, I will be involved in the Birds of a...
2009-10-26
608 reads
PASS Summit Birds of a Feather Lunch
Mike Walsh, who is a PASS volunteer, has done a nice job organizing the PASS Summit Birds of a Feather...
2009-10-21
911 reads
SQL Server 2005 SP3 CU6 Released
Microsoft released Cumulative Update 6 for SQL Server 2005 SP3 yesterday (and the KB link is working today). This is...
2009-10-20
1,037 reads
SharePoint 2010 And SQL Server 2008 R2
Lots of interesting news and announcements coming out of the SharePoint 2009 Conference that started today in Las Vegas. Microsoft’s...
2009-10-19
2,737 reads
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Available On MSDN Subscribers
Mary Jo Foley posted about Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 being available on the MSDN Subscriber’s site today, so I...
2009-10-19
662 reads
More SQL Server 2008 Book Involvement
Last night, I received my hard-copy of Pro SQL Server 2008 Mirroring from APress. This book has a lot of...
2009-10-15
614 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Forums
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
Hi all Can I get some perspective from the community please on performing in-place...
How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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