Quick tip: WMI alerts and SQL Server Agent permissions.
I came across an issue today while trying to create a WMI alert for a mirroring state change. The error...
2013-08-15
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Ctrl-alt-geek
In Memory OLTP with SQL Server 2014
SQL Server 2014 CTP is available for download and evaluation and it contains a couple of exciting performance enhancements. One...
2013-07-08
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Wildcards and Indexes
I was asked a good question the other day, one that I wasn’t sure of the answer. The question was...
2013-05-22
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Quick tip: Using sp_server_diagnostics
In SQL Server 2012 a new procedure sp_server_diagnostics returns a payload of information about server health and performance. The sproc...
2013-04-11 (first published: 2013-04-03)
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SQL Server 2008 Statistics: What does a DBA need to know?
I’ve been looking into the behaviour of statistics in SQL Server 2008 – so I’d like to present an overview from...
2013-02-20 (first published: 2013-02-14)
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Restore database permissions
Introduction:
I came across a couple of subtle gotchas around the permissions required to restore a database in SQL Server 2008+...
2013-01-10
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Migrating SQL Server Databases that use Database Master Keys
There’s a lot of things to consider when migrating databases between SQL Server instances. I want to provide some tips...
2012-11-26 (first published: 2012-11-13)
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Don’t believe everything you read: Truncate table is not logged
Actually I’m not sure if anyone still believes this anymore. If you read the BOL description carefully it states that...
2012-11-02 (first published: 2012-10-31)
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Quick tip: Count table rows in a database, and locate those rows in the data files.
Here are a couple of quick database and table level queries that I have found useful lately.
How many rows in...
2012-10-30
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Querying database usage
A question that a DBA will often be asked is what databases are actively being used on my SQL Server?...
2012-10-17
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Blogs
Azure Networking: Designing for Change
By John
Failing to plan is planning to fail. When organizations first begin implementing Azure networking,...
The Case of the Forgotten Compatibility Mode – Scooby Dooing Episode 3
Like any good mystery, some SQL Server problems look spooky on the surface but...
Using Customer Docker Compose File Names
By Steve Jones
As I use containers more and more to run various things, I decided I...
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SQL Server authentication vs. Trusted connection
I maintain an application written years ago, where the database is on a Windows...
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The Duplicate Cursor
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