Transactional Replication Setup (by Abi Chapagai)
As I discussed in my first part of replication SQL Server 2008 Replication: High Availability Solution Part One, replication is...
2010-10-03
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Justin H-Davies
Idera SQL Tools – An evaluation (Part 2)
This is the 2nd in the series of evaluations I have carried out on Idera’s SQL Server Toolbox. The first...
2010-09-06
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Idera SQL Tools – An evaluation
Idera SQL ToolBox
(http://www.idera.com/Products/SQL-toolbox/)
The datasheet for ToolBox – asks the question – Want an Easy way to save money? No manager is going...
2010-09-02
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Whats best SQL Server or Oracle ?
Im often asked the question – whats best SQL or Oracle ?
The Oracle guys will tell you that SQL Server does not...
2010-09-02
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Determining the no of processor cores in your SQL Server
SELECT cpu_count/hyperthread_ratio AS cores FROM sys.dm_os_sys_info;
2010-08-31
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How to fix Orphaned Users
To view if there are any orphaned users, run this query against the DB;
sp_change_users_login ‘report’
To fix;
sp_change_users_login ‘update_one’, ‘dbUser’, ‘sqlLogin’
2010-08-31
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Return top 20 queries by Average CPU
I’ve recently used this when troubleshooting some unexplained high CPU load on my server:
select top 20st.objectid, st.dbid, total_worker_time/execution_count AS AverageCPUTime,CASE statement_end_offsetWHEN -1...
2010-08-31
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Hunting down those expensive SPs
A query to find out which Stored Procedures are taking the longest to run ( in this example – the Top 10).
I’m sure there are...
2010-08-19
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Neat script to monitor activity
Scouring the web this week, I stumbled across SQL Server MVP Adam Mechanics and his script :-
Who is Active?
Its basically a...
2010-08-19
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Undocumented Stored Procedures
Just a quick list of undocumented SPs, many of which are deprecated.
Note, use caution using some of these ! But others...
2010-08-19
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
Forums
Risk Vs Reward, The never ending ROI discussion.
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Risk Vs Reward, The never...
Trigger isn't working
Hi, I have a trigger, that works fine elsewhere but is not working at...
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Hyperscale Replicas IV
In Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many geo-replicas can be created?
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