Troubleshooting SQL Server Error 15517
Last week I had the following error message repeating over and over again in the SQL Server log of one of...
2013-04-25 (first published: 2013-04-22)
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Blog Posts
Building My HDInsight Server Cluster
After all the hype about Big Data, Hadoop, and now HDInsight, I decided to build out my own big data...
2013-04-24
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Discover, Diagnose, and Document ALL Your SQL Servers On Your Coffee Break
We all know that we should document our SQL Servers, right? RIGHT?
So let's say you had some time on...
2013-04-24 (first published: 2013-04-11)
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DMV-8 : Check Space consumed by Database……..sys.dm_db_file_space_usage
sys.dm_db_file_space_usage DMV (Dynamic Management View), described by BOL as follows: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174412.aspx
Returns space usage information for each file in the database.
It’s...
2013-04-24
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Estimate Table Size based on the Metadata from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
A problem I face often is not knowing the size of a new table that I’m creating. I put some...
2013-04-24
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How do I tell the stored procedure name from inside the stored procedure?
I’ve occasionally had the problem of trying to put “smart” logging messages into a process. You know the ones, you’re...
2013-04-24
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How to backup a SQL 2012 database directly to Windows Azure
It has been a little while since I posted something and I’ve been meaning to finish off this blog for...
2013-04-24
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Identify the cause of SQL Server blocking
In my previous article (Different techniques to identify blocking in SQL Server) on MSSQLTips.com, I discussed about locks and blocks,...
2013-04-24
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Looking Back
In July 2011 I took what felt like a big chance and a detour to lead a large and complex...
2013-04-24
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PowerSQL – Generate Only Index Script of All Tables or Specific Tables
Background of this implementation-As a part of Performance tuning, We noticed huge avg_disk_queue_length on F drive after analysis, we’ve recommended to...
2013-04-24
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Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
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Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
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Managing Incidents and Fighting Fires
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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