SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries (Dec 2012)
Here is the December 2012 version of my SQL Server 2005 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements....
2012-12-07
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Thumbnail Metrics – OS Memory
I’m gathering a few metrics around the Internet for SQL Server from people that I think really know how to...
2012-12-07 (first published: 2012-11-29)
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Two Blogs, One Writer
I started blogging back on August 9, 2006, so I have been at it for quite a while. I am...
2012-12-07
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Down in DC, with SQLSaturday 173!
This Saturday, major event that will shake the halls of
power gets under way for an all-day non-stop super event. Bringing...
2012-12-06
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Free SQL Server Learning Resources - Updated
Here is updated list of *free* invaluable SQL Server learning resources.
Unknown is an ocean.
You think I missed some important freely...
2012-12-06
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Lost in Translation – Deprecated System Tables – syslockinfo
This post is part of a blog series which focuses on translating compatibility views in SQL Server to their respective...
2012-12-06
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Microsoft Surface: Top Apps… So Far
After living with the Surface for a month and trying hard to make it work as a tool for production,...
2012-12-06
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My new favourite traceflag
As we are all aware, there are a number of traceflags. Some documented, some semi-documented and some completely undocumented. Here...
2012-12-06
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Querying Performance Counters in SQL Server
In a previous post, there was a comparison between sysperfinfo and sys.dm_os_performance_counters which included the use of a simple query. ...
2012-12-06 (first published: 2012-11-27)
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SQL Saturday 194 - Exeter
Many kudos goes to Jonathan and Annette Allen and the others on the team for confirming SQL Saturday 194 in...
2012-12-06
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Blogs
A New Word: los vidados
By Steve Jones
los vidados – n. the half-remembered acquaintances you knew years ago, who you might...
In-Person CISA Training – April 13-16, 2026
By Brian Kelley
I will be leading an in-person Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) exam prep class...
EightKB 2026
EightKB is back again for 2026! The biggest online SQL Server internals conference is...
Forums
query to track time spent on individual tasks in SSIS
Hi everyone I am looking at building a query to determine how much time...
SQL Server Transactional Replication from Always On Availability Groups to Azure SQL Database
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Hidden Heroes
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences I
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which are explicitly linked to increment a number in a table when a new row is added?
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