Gianluca Sartori

Gianluca Sartori is an independent SQL Server consultant and a performance tuning specialist. He has been working in the software industry since 1999 and has been working with SQL Server ever since. Currently he is working as Senior DBA for a famous Italian Formula1 team. Besides consulting projects, he works as a SQL Server trainer and in his spare time he contributes to the SQL Server forums. He is also a speaker at several conferences in Italy and in Europe.

Twitter: @spaghettidba
Website: https://spaghettidba.com

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

In the next few months I will be speaking at some awesome events around Europe.

SQLBits – April 5-8

SQLBits is THE SQL...

2017-02-27

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Installing SQL Server 2016 Language Reference Help from disk

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

A couple of years ago I blogged about Installing the SQL Server 2014 Language Reference Help from disk.
With SQL Server 2016...

2016-10-27 (first published: 2016-10-17)

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ForumSurfer – a RSS reader for the SQL Server online community

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

Today I published the first release of ForumSurfer, a RSS reader designed explicitly to be a tool for the SQL...

2016-08-31

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SSMS is now High-DPI ready

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

One of the most popular posts on this bog describes how to enable bitmap scaling is SSMS on high DPI displays,...

2016-08-25 (first published: 2016-08-18)

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My Feedback on my PASS Abstracts Feedback

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

Brent Ozar recently published the feedback he got on his abstract submissions for PASS Summit 2016 and, as he often...

2016-06-30

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

The next few months will be crazy for me. I will be travelling a lot around Europe, speaking about SQL Server topics.
Here is where...

2016-04-14

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Weird Things Happen with Windows Users

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

This will be no surprise to those who have been working with SQL Server for a long time, but it...

2016-03-18

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An annoying Bug in the Restore Dialog

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

Today, thanks to a customer, I discovered one of those annoying little things that can really drive you nuts.
Basically, they were...

2016-03-01 (first published: 2016-02-23)

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SSMS in High-DPI Displays: How to Stop the Madness

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

I spent the last few weeks travelling a lot compared to my usual routine and I got quickly fed up...

2015-10-14

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SQL Server Infernals – Circle 6: Environment Pollutors

by Gianluca Sartori

SpaghettiDBA

Don’t tell me that you didn’t see it coming: at some point, Developers end up being put to hell by...

2015-07-31

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Blogs

Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server

I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...

The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection

I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...

10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives

By Meagan Longoria

Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...

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Forums

A Challenge of Our Knowledge

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The memory toll of VARCHAR(MAX) in SQL Server

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Transaction Log Truncation

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Transaction Log Truncation

In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?

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