Suresh Raavi is a database professional, with a zest for SQL Server specializing in Administration and performance tuning. Presently, he is a Sr. SQL Server DBA at the Microsoft Products and Services IT SQL team, taking part in various challenging projects, focusing mainly on performance tuning, database development, high availability and database design. He is passionate about database technologies and "data" in general. He has earned the MCITP Database Administrator 2008, and holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering. He provides insights from the field on his blog at http://SqlServerZest.com. His hobbies includes Running and Travelling.
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SQL Server – Script to Configure TempDB Files per Number of Logical Processors

by VS-Raavi

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In order to reduce Tempdb contention one of the best practices is to maintain multiple sized Tempdb data files, matching the...

2014-06-24

1,237 reads

SQL Server – How To Find SQL Virtual Name From Host Name in SQL Failover Clustering Using PowerShell

by VS-Raavi

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Often times it is required to find out the SQL name from the host names in a clustered environment so you...

2014-04-14

1,172 reads

SQL Server – Using Tools to Analyze Query Performance

by VS-Raavi

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Here is the session I gave for the techies at Microsoft about in-built tools available in SQL Server to analyze...

2014-02-11

959 reads

SQL Server – Deploying Multiple SSIS Packages into SQL Server Using Command Prompt Utility – DTUTIL

by VS-Raavi

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Though there are several ways for importing SSIS packages into SQL Server either by creating a stored procedure or using...

2013-11-04

763 reads

SQL Server – Understanding Allocation Units – In Row Data, LOB Data & Row Overflow Data

by VS-Raavi

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Before we get started on this topic, here is a quick fact..in SQL Server 2000, there used to be hard...

2013-10-14

1,134 reads

SQL Server – Restoring a TDE Encrypted Database to a Different Server

by VS-Raavi

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In this article I will show you how to restore a database that is encrypted with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)...

2013-10-03

981 reads

SQL Server –Encrypting and Securing Native Backups Using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

by VS-Raavi

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Being part of the database engineering team, we were given a task to setup disaster recovery program for some of...

2013-10-03

754 reads

SQL Server – How to Copy or Export an SSIS Package Using Command Prompt Utility – DTUTIL

by VS-Raavi

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The command prompt utility dtutil can be very handy when we want to quickly export an SSIS package from either file system...

2013-10-02

1,479 reads

SQL Server – How to Add More Than One Column as a Primary Key

by VS-Raavi

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Sometimes you might want to add more than one column as primary key. For example, if you have three columns...

2013-09-17

597 reads

SQL Server – How to Create Registered Servers to Easily Manage and Query Multiple Instances at a Time

by VS-Raavi

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Registered servers is a great way to manage, categorize and access the SQL servers through SSMS and also one of...

2013-09-16

489 reads

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SQL Server – Script to Configure TempDB Files per Number of Logical Processors

SQL Server – How To Find SQL Virtual Name From Host Name in SQL Failover Clustering Using PowerShell

SQL Server – Using Tools to Analyze Query Performance

SQL Server – Deploying Multiple SSIS Packages into SQL Server Using Command Prompt Utility – DTUTIL

SQL Server – Understanding Allocation Units – In Row Data, LOB Data & Row Overflow Data

SQL Server – Restoring a TDE Encrypted Database to a Different Server

SQL Server –Encrypting and Securing Native Backups Using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)

SQL Server – How to Copy or Export an SSIS Package Using Command Prompt Utility – DTUTIL

SQL Server – How to Add More Than One Column as a Primary Key

SQL Server – How to Create Registered Servers to Easily Manage and Query Multiple Instances at a Time

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