White papers, DMVs and Monitoring Concepts
According to Jason Strate (SQL Server MVP) there are 5 white papers ever SQL Server DBA should read. Considering my...
2013-06-01
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According to Jason Strate (SQL Server MVP) there are 5 white papers ever SQL Server DBA should read. Considering my...
2013-06-01
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If a query is taking longer to run than normal, there’s a good chance it’s being blocked by something else....
2013-05-22
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sys.dm_os_wait_stats is one of the most important DMVs out there, and one that you should know the historical values of...
2013-05-21
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Rolling log files for a day, especially with 15 or even 5 minute log backups is a pain at best....
2013-05-20 (first published: 2013-05-15)
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The biggest problem developers and newer DBAs have with understanding indexes is that you don’t realize when you’re using the...
2013-05-18
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Indexes aren’t free, and many databases end up with unused indexes. Every time you make any update to a table...
2013-05-16
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This info should be easier to get than it is. Keep in mind that for something to run the subscription...
2013-05-15
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There’s no simple way in SQL Server to see the sizes of all the tables and their indexes. Even seeing...
2013-05-15
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Can you tell me the drive we were backing up server #58 to exactly 8 months ago, and, if possible,...
2013-05-14
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This script is so simple you’ll start off by asking why you’d ever use it. Then you’ll use it and...
2013-05-14
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SELECT * feels convenient, but in SQL Server it bloats I/O, burns network bandwidth,...
By Kevin3NF
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we’ve gathered info and done the...
By Steve Jones
At SQL Saturday Boston 2025, I gave a presentation on local LLMs and there...
Hi we run 2019 standard. Our warehouse's ssis based etl is klunky but so...
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The new Vector datatype in SQL Server 2025 is a binary type that has a few parameters. What parameters are required?
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