Backup Master Database
The story came from a question someone asked me.
Does Master database support full recovery mode?
As I remembered, by default,...
2012-07-07
6,101 reads
New in SQL 2012 (1)
Learning new is a interesting thing. Today I read several posts regarding the SQL Server 2012 new feature:
1. Indirect Checkpoint
Prior to...
2012-07-01
2,141 reads
Several useful T-SQL Function
1. Using the OVER clause with aggregate functions
The following sample is from BOL:
-------------------------------------
USE AdventureWorks2008R2;
GO
SELECT SalesOrderID, ProductID, OrderQty
,SUM(OrderQty) OVER(PARTITION BY...
2012-06-30
2,617 reads
Rebuild index with "Alter Index Rebuild" or "DBCC DBREINDEX"
You can rebuild all index for a table with "Alter Index Rebuild" and "DBCC DBREINDEX" .
First, in BOL, for "DBCC...
2012-06-27 (first published: 2012-06-23)
17,944 reads
Shrink transaction log file
Sometimes the shrink transaction log file doesn't work.
Before we troubleshoot it, we need to know how the log file works:
Transaction...
2012-06-17
3,060 reads
Max Server Memory
Sakthivel Chidambaram recently created a calculator which can find out the max server memory value based on the input.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlsakthi/archive/2012/05/19/cool-now-we-have-a-calculator-for-finding-out-a-max-server-memory-value.aspx
you can...
2012-06-02
5,164 reads
Setup windows firewall for SQL Server
On Windows 2008 R2, the windows firewall will turn on by default which causes connection issure for the remote client, here...
2012-06-01
5,403 reads
Backup duration statistics
Here is a simple query which can list backup duration statistics for all database, including the max, min, avg of...
2012-05-25
2,776 reads
Use Powershell script to verify backup files
Before restoring backup, we always verify the backup file first, and run the 3 command below:
1. RESTORE HEADERONLY
Returns a result...
2012-05-17 (first published: 2012-05-12)
8,998 reads
Ad hoc query optimization in SQL Server
When ad hoc queries are executed in sql server, if it is executed without parameters, and it is simple, SQL...
2012-05-15
4,902 reads
Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
Forums
25 Years of SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item 25 Years of SQL Server...
The Decoded Value
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Decoded Value
Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition...
Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers