How to Measure IO Latency for Database Files in SQL Server
In order to get information about the amounts of PHYSICAL reads we perform on database files, SQL Server exposes a...
2015-04-08
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Matan Yungman
Can Log Shipping Work Without Shipping the Log?
When you configure log shipping, there are 4 SQL Server Agent jobs that are set up:
Backup: Performs a backup log...
2015-04-02 (first published: 2015-03-30)
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SQLRally and SQLBits Slides and Demos
It’s been a great a busy week.
On Wednesday, I presented my session, “Query Progress Tracking in SQL Server” at SQLRally...
2015-03-06
611 reads
How to Fix Latch Problems when Working with Ascending Keys in SQL Server
Traditionally, we want our Clustered Index to have the following attributes:
Narrow: So that our clustered index and the non-clustered indexes that point...
2015-03-03
683 reads
Speaking at SQLBits and SQLRally
Next week, I’m going to visit London and Copenhagen for SQLBits and SQLRally Nordic. It’s going to be intense and...
2015-02-24
463 reads
The Data Loading Performance Presentation
This Monday, at SQLSaturday Israel, I presented my new session, “The Data Loading Performance Presentation”.
I worked on the session a...
2015-01-21
566 reads
What to Expect When Transitioning from DBA to Consultant
Last week, Boris Hristov (b|t), the organizer of #SQLHangout, invited William Durkin (b|t) and me to a SQL Hangout about transitioning...
2015-01-15
575 reads
Things I Learned in 2014
2015 is here!
Last year I wrote about what I had learned in 2013, and I try to make it a...
2015-01-06
769 reads
Rebuilding and Reorganizing Clustered Columnstore Indexes
Clustered Columnstore Indexes, as well as “regular” indexes, support the Rebuild and Reorganize operations. However, the meaning of those operations...
2014-12-16 (first published: 2014-12-11)
6,837 reads
Tracking Progress of SQL Server Index Builds and Rebuilds
Let’s say you build or rebuild an index in SQL Server. Your users and boss are anxious to know when...
2014-11-11 (first published: 2014-11-06)
8,453 reads
Blogs
Cleaning Up Azure MS Defender Billing
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I have a few Azure subscriptions, which are fairly small and not used that...
Installing and Configuring containerd as a Kubernetes Container Runtime
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It’s 2026 and I’m retired, so lets get Visual Basic 6.0 to run on Windows 11
In 1999 I released my first commercial software product. ShutOff 2000 was a Windows...
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