Daily Coping 29 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-29
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Blog Posts
Queries that Fail and How to find Them
Queries will fail. That is as inevitable as death and taxes. This article demonstrates how to find some truly horrible queries.
The post Queries that Fail and How to find...
2021-12-29
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Saving PowerShell Results to the Clipboard–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Working with results and manipulating them is always...
2021-12-29 (first published: 2021-12-20)
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Statistics Auditing to make you Omniscient
This article demonstrates a more comprehensive method to audit changes to statistics. This method involves the use of Extended Events.
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2021-12-29
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Understanding SQL Server IO Size
This blog post shows you how NTFS stores data, what the NTFS Allocation Unit means, and how SQL Server performs IOs of variable size.
How NTFS Stores Data on Disk...
2021-12-29 (first published: 2021-12-10)
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Blocked Process Report: How to Get More Value
By combining the raw power of the Extended Events engine in SQL Server with the Blocked Process Report, we are able to achieve real value in blocking monitoring.
The post...
2021-12-28
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Daily Coping 28 Dec 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-12-28
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Queries that Fail and How to find Them
Queries will fail. That is as inevitable as death and taxes. This article demonstrates how to find some truly horrible queries.
The post Queries that Fail and How to find...
2021-12-28
787 reads
Statistics Auditing to make you Omniscient
This article demonstrates a more comprehensive method to audit changes to statistics. This method involves the use of Extended Events.
The post Statistics Auditing to make you Omniscient first appeared...
2021-12-28
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“Could not find the modules: 'Az.Accounts' with Version: ''” error message and a story to remember
(2021-Dec-20) Part of the continuous integration and delivery for Azure Data Factory involves pre-deployment and post-deployment steps. Their main role is to stop triggers before deployment and restart them afterward,...
2021-12-27 (first published: 2021-12-20)
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: The Jobs Report
By Steve Jones
A customer wanted a report they could email to their boss about jobs, something...
Automating SQL Maintenance: How DevOps Principles Reduce Downtime
By Chris Yates
In the world of modern data infrastructure, SQL databases remain the backbone of enterprise...
From Couch-Potato to Triathlete – and What This Means for Your SQL Server
Do you know if your SQL Server is really running at its best? To...
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Single User SQL Server on Linux
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