How to Change Suspect Mode to Normal Mode in SQL Server Database
If you are reading this, you are desperately looking for solutions to change suspect mode to normal mode. It also...
2019-01-07
224 reads
PowerSQL By Prashanth Jayaram
How to Change Suspect Mode to Normal Mode in SQL Server Database
If you are reading this, you are desperately looking for solutions to change suspect mode to normal mode. It also means that your database has gone into the suspect...
2019-01-07
18 reads
Shrinking Tempdb in SQL Server won’t work?
Problem statement When I was working DML operation on the database, It is noted that the tempdb has grown significantly...
2018-12-28
1,005 reads
Shrinking Tempdb in SQL Server won’t work?
Problem statement When I was working DML operation on the database, It is noted that the tempdb has grown significantly larger and I didn’t have much space on the...
2018-12-28
10 reads
Automation to list all TCP static and dynamic ports of SQL Server instances using PowerShell
I was asked by the reader on how to get all the port information of SQL Servers instances. As you...
2018-12-27
526 reads
Select-AzureRmProfile : The term ‘Select-AzureRmProfile’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program
I got a chance to work with PowerShell automation script to automate the login process. In the script, the profile...
2018-12-21
256 reads
Top 50 PowerShell bloggers of 2018
My work is recognized and my blog is listed under Top 30 elite list. I am pleased, honored and humbled...
2018-12-18
247 reads
How to automatically Discover SQL Server instances
DBAs have plenty of day-to-day tasks to do as part of the administration, but one overarching task is managing the...
2018-12-17
250 reads
SQL Server Essentials for beginners
SQL is the essential part of SQL Administration and SQL Development. A quick overview of basics can take you a...
2018-12-10
241 reads
SQL Date functions in SQL Server
SQL date format functions like the DateDiff SQL function and DateAdd SQL Function are oft used by DBAs but many...
2018-12-04
662 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
Forums
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Multiple Deployment Processes
How to Use sqlpackage to Detect Schema Drift Between Azure SQL Databases
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Use sqlpackage to...
Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
See possible answers