Query backup history
As a quick script tip for today I’ll show you a script I use regularly for reporting purposes.
It shows you the...
2014-06-13
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Query backup history
As a quick script tip for today I'll show you a script I use regularly for reporting purposes.
It shows you the...
2014-06-13
17,584 reads
Examining PAGEIOLATCH waits
In a previous article we looked at CXPACKET waits, a wait type that is can be on the top of your...
2014-06-06
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Examining PAGEIOLATCH waits
In a previous article we looked at CXPACKET waits, a wait type that is can be on the top of...
2014-06-06
11,418 reads
How SQL Server statistics are generated and updated
One of the easiest ways to increase query performance on your database is making sure your statistics are up-to-date. Statistics...
2014-05-16
448 reads
How SQL Server statistics are generated and updated
One of the easiest ways to increase query performance on your database is making sure your statistics are up-to-date. Statistics...
2014-05-21 (first published: 2014-05-16)
6,342 reads
Analyzing CXPACKET waits
One of the most common wait types you will see on a SQL Server is the CXPACKET wait type.
This wait...
2014-04-04
523 reads
Analyzing CXPACKET waits
One of the most common wait types you will see on a SQL Server is the CXPACKET wait type.
This...
2014-04-09 (first published: 2014-04-04)
4,806 reads
The power of the baseline
There is one thing we all have in common, and a lot of us probably don’t even realize it, baselines!
While...
2014-03-21
708 reads
The power of the baseline
There is one thing we all have in common, and a lot of us probably don’t even realize it, baselines!
...
2014-03-27 (first published: 2014-03-21)
2,509 reads
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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