Should I check tempdb for corruption?
You all know that checking our databases for corruption regularly is a must. But what about tempdb? Do you need...
2015-03-02
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You all know that checking our databases for corruption regularly is a must. But what about tempdb? Do you need...
2015-03-02
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We’re being told over and over that “throwing hardware at the problem” is not the correct solution for performance problems...
2015-02-24 (first published: 2015-02-12)
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Next week, on Saturday 28, make sure you don’t miss SQLSaturday Pordenone!
Pordenone is the place where the Italian adventure with SQLSaturday...
2015-02-19
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Some weeks ago I blogged about the discouraging signals coming from Connect and my post started a discussion that didn’t...
2015-02-02
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As you probably know, SQL Server allows only one default instance per server. The reason is not actually something special to...
2015-01-29
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A couple of years ago I blogged about a bug on the Data Collector that I couldn’t resolve but with an...
2015-01-12 (first published: 2015-01-07)
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Today when I checked my mailbox I found an amazing surprise: I joined the ranks of the Most Valuable Professionals...
2015-01-01
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Monitoring blocking and deadlocking hasn’t always been easy. Sometimes, the tools available in SQL Server are not as friendly as...
2014-12-12
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Does anybody need another good reason to avoid setting AUTO_CLOSE on a database? Looks like I found one.
Some days ago, all of...
2014-11-13
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Some weeks ago I had to wipe my machine and reinstall everything from scratch, SQL Server included.
For some reason that I...
2014-09-25
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By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
I have about 100 Tables that are all suffixed with _Modify. These tables record...
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If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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