SQL Server :Part 1 : Architecture of Transaction Log
In our earlier post, we have discussed in detail about the architecture of the data file and different types of...
2013-09-30
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PracticalSQLDba
SQL Server: Data File Structure
In our earlier posts , we have discussed about various types pages in details. In this post let us discuss about the organization of the data file.In other words...
2013-09-03
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SQL Server: Data File Structure
In our earlier posts , we have discussed about various types pages in details. In this post let us discuss about...
2013-09-02
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SQL Server : Understanding Bulk Change Map (BCM) Page and Bulk Logged Recovery Model
In the last post , we have discussed about the Differential Change Map pages and how it is utilized in the differential backup process.In this post, let us try to...
2013-07-25
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SQL Server : Understanding Bulk Change Map (BCM) Page and Bulk Logged Recovery Model
In the last post , we have discussed about the Differential Change Map pages and how it is utilized in the...
2013-07-24
3,772 reads
SQL Server : Understanding Differential Change Map (DCM) Page and Differential Backups
In our earlier posts, we have discussed about different types of pages.Data Pages, GAM and SGAM,PFS page and IAM page. In this post, we will try to understand the Differential Change...
2013-07-24
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SQL Server : Understanding Differential Change Map (DCM) Page and Differential Backups
In our earlier posts, we have discussed about different types of pages.Data Pages, GAM and SGAM,PFS page and IAM page. In this...
2013-07-23
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SQL Server: Performance Tuning :Understanding Set Statistics Time output
In the last post we have discussed about Set Statistics IO and how it will help us in the performance tuning. In this post we will discuss about the Set...
2013-07-18
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SQL Server: Performance Tuning :Understanding Set Statistics Time output
In the last post we have discussed about Set Statistics IO and how it will help us in the performance tuning....
2013-07-17
19,709 reads
SQL Server: Performance Tuning :Understanding Set Statistics IO output
Performance tuning is one of the important task of DBA. Many times people comes to us with different types of performance issue.To handle all these, we should have...
2013-07-17
37 reads
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Resetting on the AI hype train
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A New Word: Etherness
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A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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