Setting up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
You can set up Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) when you first create a database, or you can apply it to...
2018-01-26
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Matthew McGiffen
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How does Query Store capture cross database queries?
When I was writing my post Capture the most expensive queries across your SQL Server using Query Store a question crossed...
2017-11-16
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Avoiding confusion with SQLCMD variables
SQLCMD variables can be a useful way of having changeable parameters for your SQL scripts, allowing you to specify the...
2017-11-01
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Bug with STATISTICS TIME?
I love the STATISTICS IO and STATISTICS TIME commands. They are such a powerful and easy way to be able...
2017-10-17
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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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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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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
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Manually updating Statistics
Even though SQL Server automatically updates statistics in the background for you, you may find there are times when you...
2017-08-01
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Blogs
How to Connect to SQL Server When Nothing Else Works – DAC
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Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks...
The Agent Era: When “How do I…?” Replaces “Where do I click?”
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After a year away getting to grips with AI and its application across the...
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Detecting Deadlocks
By default, how often is the SQL Server Database Engine checking for deadlocks?
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