Experiment with SQL Server and DBFS on Linux
Given that Microsoft now considers Linux a ‘first-class citizen’, SQL Server 2017 offers native support for Linux. It is engineered...
2018-03-20
352 reads
Prashanth Jayaram
Importance of Memory Setting in SQL Server
Memory is one among the resources forming the performance triangle—CPU and storage being the other two. If one is hit,...
2018-03-14
620 reads
SQL Server RLS feature and GDPR
Of late, there’s been a lot of noise around the term, GDPR. Chances are, some of us even had to...
2018-03-09
385 reads
An overview of SQL Server backup-and-restore process
In a manner of speaking, planning and implementing a SQL Server backup design is an art. Backup, Restoration, Recovery, Business...
2018-03-01
837 reads
SQL Server – Internals of sp_spaceused
This article is an effort to dissect the output of the sp_spaceused stored procedure.
Introduction
Understanding the database usage internals and the growth trends...
2018-02-06
456 reads
Know How to Recover SQL Server Database Without Backup
Microsoft SQL Server has widely used database management system for storing and retrieving data. It stores its files in MDF,...
2018-01-24
583 reads
SQL Server 2017 DMVs and DMFs for DBAs
Dynamic management views (DMVs) and dynamic management functions (DMFs) are system views and system functions that return metadata of the system...
2018-01-17
872 reads
How to fix the database consistency and integrity issues using DBCC CHECKDB and Third Party Tool
Overview
The database protection and recovery is a vital role of database administrators. While working on SQL Server, sometimes users get...
2018-01-09
1,429 reads
Python and SQL Server Administration
Some of my previous articles on Python provided insight of the basics and the usage of Python in SQL Server...
2018-01-08
810 reads
Different methods to write PowerShell output to a SQL table
PowerShell has become the ultimate choice for many database administrators because of its efficient way of handling and managing automation...
2017-12-26
1,338 reads
Blogs
Local LLM Models at SQL Saturday Boston 2025
By Steve Jones
I’m starting a long trip at Boston this weekend. I’ll be there Saturday speaking,...
3 things you must do to start data quality management right
As a data & AI strategist who’s seen countless projects succeed and fail, I...
Set Theory vs. Batch Mode in SQL Server
By SQLPals
Set Theory vs. Batch Mode in SQL Server Not long ago,...
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Question of the Day
Changing the Recovery Time
I want to change the recovery time for a database running on SQL Server 2022. What are my options for setting the value in my ALTER DATABASE statement. If I run this code, what can I use in place of the xxx to define what 12 means?
ALTER DATABASE Finance SET TARGET_RECOVERY_TIME = 12 xxx;See possible answers