Microsoft SQL Server security best practices checklist
SQL Server is a repository of sensitive information for organizations, and that is why it is important to ensure that...
2013-07-15
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Basit's SQL Server Tips
Understanding SQL Server Database Restore Process
Data is a critical asset for an organization to keep information about their customers, inventory, products, purchasing, and financial stocks....
2013-07-15
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SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models – (Part 3)
Checkout the part-3 of my three part article series on SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Modelshere, in which I discussed...
2013-07-15
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SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models – (Part 2)
Checkout the part-2 of my three part article series on SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Modelshere, in which you’ll learn...
2013-07-15
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xVelocity Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2012
With the release of SQL Server 2012, Microsoft introduced a new type of nonclustered index called xVelocity columnstore index in...
2013-06-12
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Centralized SSIS solution to monitor failed SQL Server Agent Jobs across the enterprise
SQL Server Agent Jobs are crucial to any SQL Server environment as they are created and scheduled to perform critical business...
2013-06-12
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SQL Server Transactions and Locking (Part 2)
Checkout the part-2 of my two part article series on SQL Server Transactions and Lockinghere, in which you will learn...
2013-06-12
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SQL Server Database Backups and Recovery Models – (Part 1)
Whether caused by hardware failure, software errors or malicious actions, there is always a possibility of data loss. You should...
2013-06-12
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Monitoring Blocked Processes with Event Notifications
SQL Server is able to service requests from a large number of concurrent users. When SQL Server is servicing requests...
2013-06-12
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Database index design and optimization: Some guidelines
Well-designed indexes are an important part of database optimization because they are the key factor in achieving optimal query performance and response...
2013-05-22
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Blogs
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
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Claude Context Window
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Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
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provisioning sql server via VMware Cloud Foundation
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No More Deadlocks
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Question of the Day
No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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