A DMV a Day – Day 25
The DMV for Day 25 is sys.dm_os_memory_cache_counters, which is described by BOL as:
Returns a snapshot of the health of a...
2010-04-25
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Glenn Berry
A DMV a Day – Day 24
The DMV for Day 24 is sys.dm_exec_requests, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about each request that is executing...
2010-04-24
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A DMV a Day – Day 23
The DMV for Day 23 is sys.dm_os_process_memory, which is described by BOL as:
Most memory allocations that are attributed to the...
2010-04-23
2,394 reads
A DMV a Day – Day 22
The DMV for Day 22 is sys.dm_exec_query_memory_grants, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about the queries that have acquired...
2010-04-22
1,750 reads
Big SQL Server Announcement This Morning at 7:30AM PDT
Microsoft’s Ted Kummert and Tom Casey are holding a public conference call this morning at 7:30AM Pacific time, where:
Microsoft...
2010-04-21
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A DMV a Day – Day 21
The DMV for Day 21 is sys.dm_os_ring_buffers, which is helpfully NOT described by BOL as:
The following SQL Server Operating System–related...
2010-04-21
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Staying Current with SQL Server Builds
There was some conversation on Twitter about how to get notification when new Cumulative Updates are released for SQL Server...
2010-04-20
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A DMV a Day – Day 20
The DMV for Day 20 is sys.dm_exec_cached_plans which is described by BOL as:
Returns a row for each query plan that...
2010-04-20
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SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 9 (Build 4294)
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2005 SP3 Cumulative Update 9, which is Build 4294. I count 13 fixes in this...
2010-04-19
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A DMV a Day – Day 19
The DMV for Day 19 is sys.dm_os_wait_stats, which is described by BOL as:
Returns information about all the waits encountered by...
2010-04-19
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Blogs
Getting SQL Server 2025 RTM Running in Containers on macOS
SQL Server 2025 RTM is here, and if you’re running Docker on macOS, you...
The PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Recap
By Steve Jones
It’s Monday. I’ve been home since Fri night, but with a busy weekend, I’m...
Microsoft Post-Quantum Crypto APIs Are Now Generally Available
By Brian Kelley
I mentioned this in my talk on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community...
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The Ending Substring
In Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2025, if I run this, what is returned?
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