Policy Based Management and Powershell
Introduction
Policy Based Management (PBM) can be used to inform DBAs when an incorrect setting is being used on a SQL...
2017-10-04 (first published: 2017-09-26)
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Introduction
Policy Based Management (PBM) can be used to inform DBAs when an incorrect setting is being used on a SQL...
2017-10-04 (first published: 2017-09-26)
1,945 reads
Problem
Most DBAs are aware that (prior to SQL 2016) one of the most common, post installation changes that needs to...
2017-03-28 (first published: 2017-03-14)
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Problem
I was contacted by a user asking if it was possible for his team to be able to execute specific...
2016-12-21
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Problem
When creating Linked Servers, security often gets overlooked. This can lead to accounts on one instance having access, sometimes with...
2016-11-11
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Problem
A common misconception that i've heard a few times around backups is that a FULL backup invalidates previous TRANSACTION LOG...
2016-10-04
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Problem
A common question I get asked by SQL developers is to be able to query the sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats table to see...
2016-09-16
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SQL Server uses tempdb for many features, including row versioning, service broker and query execution amongst others. During the execution...
2016-07-07
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Do people still get certified? I don’t hear much about it in the SQL community these days so I asked...
2016-02-04
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One of the most important processes for a DBA is backing up and restoring a database. In its simplest form,...
2015-10-07
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Caution must be exercised when mixing Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and Availability Groups to ensure databases don't end up in...
2015-10-07
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By Steve Jones
As I’ve aged, I find myself struggling to read many things in my life....
For this month’s #PGSQLPhriday 014 blogging event, Pavlo Golub has asked a pretty simple...
By Kevin3NF
In SQL Server, the terms “set-based” and “row-based” refer to different approaches or styles...
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The installation of SQL Server 2008 R2 Express on a virtual machine takes around...