“Pretty Plans vs. Performance” or “Grant Gets Pwned”

If you get an execution plan that looks like this:

I wouldn’t blame you for immediately thinking about query tuning. Especially...

Brand Level Zero

It’s that time of year when people look back on the past year(s) and think about what they have and...

Do you want to build an Audit?

So I’ve written my second article for SQL Shack. This time instead of an overview of auditing options in sql...

SQL Server 2014 Best Practice: Set built-in Sysadmin(sa) account as an default owner of all databases on SQL Server instance

As we know, when we create database on SQL Server instance, SQL Server engine sets the login that created the database as the default database owner. This gives the...

SQL Server 2014 Best Practice: Set built-in Sysadmin(sa) account as an default owner of all databases on SQL Server instance

As we know, when we create database on SQL Server instance, SQL Server engine sets the login that created the...

Change Data Capture (CDC)–An easy way to track data changes of a database–TIP #79

 
In last TIP #78  we have discussed Change tracker (CT) which was introduced in SQL SERVER 2008. CT feature only...

Capturing Database(s) and Table Usage stats – sp_spaceused simulation using DMVs

For more Information refer Technet Article

Introduction
sp_spaceused is one of the system stored procedure used frequently by many DBA’s that reveals amount...

Cumulative Update – 5 for SQL Server 2014 RTM Is Now Available !

The 5th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 5 contains all the hotfixes released since...

Cumulative Update – 5 for SQL Server 2014 RTM Is Now Available !

The 5th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site....

Friday Followup For December 26, 2014

It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re...