I/O You a followup - More about I/O, Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting....
Yesterday, I blogged about basic I/O usage with some useful scripts, DMVs, and links to more in-depth details on examining...
2009-08-19
1,635 reads
Robert Pearl
I/O I/O - It's why my server's slow.....Examing I\O Statistics
I/O I/O - It's why my server's slow.....
Often I've been curious about ways to measure the performance of SQL Server, and...
2009-08-18
4,622 reads
The Fisherman and the 'C' (City)
The Fisherman and the "C" ("City")
Ok, I know when most think about NYC, they think latte-sipping wall-street yuppie (I'm...
2009-08-16
571 reads
Upgrading your skills from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008......
Greetings, ALL:
As more and more companies get on board and begin to adapt SQL Server 2008, what is the best...
2009-08-13
673 reads
So many topics, so many blogs.......What says you?
So, what should I talk about next? There's so much going on in the world of SQL Server (ie: 2008,...
2009-08-12
729 reads
Good News for IT professionals? - Ray of Economic Light Shines in July........
Here's some upbeat info to share as the week kicks off to a new start!
Data just recently released by the Department of...
2009-08-10
688 reads
Introduction To Pearl Knowledge Solutions, Inc
Introduction To Pearl Knowledge Solutions, Inc., an ISV and MSP of Remote Database Administration services.....How we're helping small-midsized companies.
Pearl Knowledge...
2009-08-07
819 reads
Tales, Travels and Travails of the NYC DBA....
So, finally, I got my SQLServerCentral.com Blog, that Mr. Jones was kind enough to set up. Many thanks SJ!
My very...
2009-08-07
535 reads
An Interview with Brad McGehee - Part 2
Continuing the interview with Brad McGehee, Robert Pearl asks about the new features in 2008 and his books.
2009-04-10
1,391 reads
An Interview with Brad McGehee - Part 1
MVP Brad McGehee, director of DBA Education for Red Gate Software, sat down recently with longtime author, Robert Pearl. In this interview, learn a bit about how Brad got started in the SQL Server world.
2009-04-09
3,368 reads
Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
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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