The High Availability Conversation Part 1: Introduction
Hello Dear Reader! Twitter is a fantastic tool if you use SQL Server. It is a great way to network,...
2017-02-07 (first published: 2017-02-03)
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Blog Posts
Would You Still Love Linux If Windows Was Free?
How often is cost the deciding factor in the case of Windows vs Linux? And what if cost wasn’t a...
2017-02-07
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After migrating SQL Server from 2005 to higher version, the waits type PAGELATCH_UP increased
Recently, I experienced an interesting issue where I found SQL Server wait type PageLatch_UP went up drastically after migration. Let’s...
2017-02-06
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DBA 101: Altering a column
People always ask me what tools I use. Mostly this question comes from the topic of monitoring. I can honestly...
2017-02-06 (first published: 2017-02-02)
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GitLab for SQL Server Projects
This is the seventh part in the series: SQL Server and Continuous Integration. This post demonstrates the use of GitLab to build...
2017-02-06 (first published: 2017-02-02)
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Monday Coffee 2017-02-06
A lot’s been said about last week’s Gitlab outage so I’m not going to go over the details here but...
2017-02-06
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Part 2 - Detecting and Monitoring Memory Pressure Using DMV
I will be writing
this article in four parts because this topic is huge and the amount of
information can be overwhelming...
2017-02-06
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SQL Connectivity issues: A guided walk through
The SQL Tiger Team (t) has recently put out a guided walkthrough for SQL Connectivity issues.
Announcement
Walk Through
If you look...
2017-02-06
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SQL Server: DATETIME vs DATETIME2
When it comes to a choice between data types for a field in a SQL Server database's table, an issue that is frequently discussed in popular forums is a...
2017-02-06
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SQL Server: DATETIME vs DATETIME2
When it comes to a choice between data types for a field in a SQL Server database's table, an issue...
2017-02-06
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Blogs
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
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
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
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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Question of the Day
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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