What is Service Broker, and Why Would We Use It?
I was recently asked in a Service Broker class that I was teaching why we would use it. Good question! Read on....
2019-05-15 (first published: 2019-05-03)
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Pam Mooney
Drop It Like It’s Hot (Part 2 of the Rename/Drop Objects Process)
Dread the drop no more! Part 2 of the rename/drop process.
2019-05-06 (first published: 2019-04-22)
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Find Occurrences of a String Anywhere on an Instance
Oh, the dreaded string search (on an entire instance). What to do?
2019-04-11
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Automatically Drop a Login/User (and Solve the Schema Owner Problem)
Ever tried to drop a user/login, only to find that they owned a schema? Here's how I do it...
2019-04-08
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That Awkward Moment When….
Let's be honest - some of our best learning experiences come from our mistakes. Here's one of mine....
2019-04-05
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Isolation Levels in SQL Server
Do your eyes start to cross whenever you think about isolation levels? Mine did, too. Here's how I keep it all straight.
2019-04-03
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Distributed Replay Utility – The Search for the Cure
The Complaint(s) When I was young, I went to nursing school. In school, we were taught that in order to come up with a proper diagnosis, the doctor first...
2019-04-01
The Distributed Replay Utility: Replaying for Real (Where Could It Possibly Go Wrong)?
The Short Answer? (In at least a couple of places) When I first learned about the DRU, I was very excited about the possibilities. I began to play with...
2019-03-28
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Capture/Replay a Sample Workload on the Distributed Replay Utility
Part I: Capture a Workload Make a backup of the database(s) in question, as it will be necessary for the replay. Using the TSQL Replay template, fire up Profiler...
2019-03-26
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Improving Performance of the Distributed Replay Utility on SQL Server 2012
Setup the DRU What is it? The Distributed Replay Utility (DRU) on SQL Server allows you to capture Profiler trace information on one or more client servers and then...
2019-03-24
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Event Log File Paths
How does one consistently find the correct path to the Extended Event Log file...
Clearing an Email from the Microsoft Directory
By Steve Jones
Years ago I was working on a demo with Microsoft and someone added me...
Learning Containers
I find that I’m using containers more and more to get things done with...
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