0 to Speaker
Recently the last day to submit a session for the 2015 Pass Summit rolled around. I mention this because I...
2015-03-23
697 reads
Kenneth Fisher
Why not NOLOCK?
Most senior DBAs I’ve met shudder when they hear NOLOCK. Ever wonder why? For the same reason they shudder at...
2015-03-18
1,225 reads
Who’s using that database?
A common problem when trying to alter a database (take it offline, add a filegroup, whatever) is that someone else...
2015-03-17 (first published: 2015-03-09)
7,449 reads
There are #temp tables and then there are ##temp tables.
Temporary tables are a common enough thing in T-SQL that most of us have probably used them on a fairly...
2015-03-16
668 reads
Using Solutions in SSMS
There are a handful of scripts I use on a regular basis. Adam Mechanic’s (b/t) sp_WhoIsActive, My sp_DBPermissions and sp_SrvPermissions,...
2015-03-11
1,231 reads
I want to blog but …
I don’t know how to get started.
Pretty simple. There are a number of free blogging sites out there. Personally I...
2015-03-04
664 reads
Tales of a DBA fed up with NOLOCK. Part 2
Feb 16, 2015
Dear Diary,
A few weeks back I introduced HAL002 to a database managed by some annoying devs. They were...
2015-03-04 (first published: 2015-02-23)
7,506 reads
SQL Judo’s Monthly Challenge – March 2014 – Powershell something
Every month SQL Judo (Russ Thomas) (b/t) challenges us to do his Monthly DBA Challenge. I’ve decided it would be...
2015-03-02
800 reads
Tales of a DBA fed up with NOLOCK. Part 1
Nov 12, 2014
Dear Diary,
They asked for help again. Every now and again everything slows down and they see a lot...
2015-02-26 (first published: 2015-02-16)
8,760 reads
Using sp_DBPermissions and sp_SrvPermissions v6.0
It’s been a while since I posted an updated to usp_DBPermissions and usp_SrvPermissions. Sorry. I got lazy with my posting....
2015-02-25
1,290 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Art
By Steve Jones
Superheroes and saints never make art. Only imperfect beings can make art because art...
Why Optimize CPU for RDS SQL Server is a game changer
One feature that I have been waiting for years! The new announcement around optimize...
Performance tuning KubeVirt for SQL Server
Following on from my last post about Getting Started With KubeVirt & SQL Server,...
Forums
Think LSNs Are Unique? Think Again - Preventing Data Loss in CDC ETL
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The AI Bubble and the Weak Foundation Beam
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A Big PK
In SQL Server 2025, how many columns can be included in a Primary Key constraint?
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