Do I Need to Master PowerShell?
As a SQL Server DBA, do you need to be a master of PowerShell scripts? In this 9 minute episode, I talk about how much you need to know...
2017-09-12
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How Can the SQL Server Resource Governor Help You?
MANAGING ‘NOISY NEIGHBORS’ IN SQL SERVER If you’ve been managing databases for any length of time, you’ve probably had to contend with the “noisy neighbors” scenario. In this scenario,...
2017-02-10
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2016-10-18
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2016-07-22
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2016-06-02
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AlwaysOn Availability Groups Synchronous Replica Readable Secondary Data Access Latency
With SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups, when you configure a secondary in synchronous-commit mode for read-only access, there can be data access latency. If you make changes to your...
2016-05-15
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Cardinality Estimation – Table Variable Vs Temporary Table in SQL Serve
SQL Server creates and maintains statistics for temporary tables, which lead to better cardinality estimation and optimal execution plan generation. Table variables have no statistics, which can result in...
2016-05-15
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Extended Event Locks Lock Waits in SQL Server
When it comes to lock waits, one of the important information we need to know is which statement waited for locks and how long. This is possible with extended...
2016-05-15
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Extended Event Query Post Execution Showplan in SQL Server
Query Post Execution Showplan event is a very useful event to find problematic queries and execution plans based on CPU usage or duration while analyzing performance issues. It can...
2016-05-15
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Filtered Statistics in SQL Server
In SQL Server, Filtered Statistics can improve cardinality estimation, i.e. when joining lookup table, or while joining fact table and dimension table. For this reason, SQL Server supports the...
2016-05-15
10 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Ranch Rules
By Steve Jones
Leave a gate behind you the way you first found it. – from Excellent...
Fix Slow, Bloated MSDB: Purge Old History And Add Missing Indexes
By SQLPals
Fix Slow, Bloated MSDB: Purge Old History And Add Missing Indexes ...
Three Ways to Use Snowflake Data in Microsoft Fabric
By James Serra
Organizations increasingly want Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric to coexist without duplicating data or fragmenting...
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The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers