Auditing Data Access in SQL Server for GDPR Compliance
In relation to the GDPR, I’ve recently been looking at the tools available within SQL Server to support auditing our...
2017-10-05 (first published: 2017-09-26)
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Matthew McGiffen
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Setting up Change Data Capture (CDC)
As mentioned in my post Auditing Data Access in SQL Server for GDPR Compliance CDC can be a useful tool for...
2017-10-03
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When Deadlocks Become Art
We’ve all had to solve deadlock issues. Identify the two conflicting pieces of code, work out an appropriate change to...
2017-09-19
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Setting the Sample Rate for Auto Stats updates
SQL Server functionality can move on pretty quickly sometimes, and it’s not always all about the big features but the...
2017-09-12
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SQL Puzzle 3: Knights and Queens
I thought I’d do another chess puzzle this month. This one is a variant on the Eight Queens problem:
SQL Puzzle...
2017-09-01 (first published: 2017-08-22)
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Viewing the Statistics Objects Used to Create an Execution Plan
A while ago now I was running some Performance Tuning workshops and was asked how you can find out which Statistics...
2017-09-01
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Automatic Sample Sizes for Statistics Updates
I mentioned in my previous post about manually updating statistics that you can specify whether they’re updated using a full...
2017-08-23 (first published: 2017-08-15)
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Statistics and the Ascending Key Problem
I’ve mentioned previously how not having up to date statistics can cause problems in query performance. This post looks at...
2017-08-09 (first published: 2017-07-25)
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How to be a bad interviewer
In the monthly SQL blogging party that is T-SQL Tuesday (brainchild of Adam Machanic), Kendra Little has invited us this...
2017-08-08
1,436 reads
SQL Server Agent and Daylight Saving time
There was a bit of chat today on the SQL Community slack about UTC and Daylight Saving Time. It reminded...
2017-08-07 (first published: 2017-07-19)
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Blogs
Speeding Up Patching – Beyond Patch Delivery
By Brian Kelley
I wear many hats in technology, and one of those is as a (cyber)security...
Monday Monitor Tips: Query Recommendations
By Steve Jones
We keep adding stuff to Redgate Monitor, and it’s easy to miss some of...
A Pursuit of Lifelong Learning
By Brian Kelley
The following came across my YouTube feed today. It’s an interview with General James...
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