Recompile Monitoring using XEvents
How recompiles can hurt you, and how you can hunt them down using sql_statement_recompile.
2016-03-07
23 reads
Simple SQL Server
I/O Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
What servers need the most attention when it comes to I/O? When I increase the memory on a server what...
2016-02-29
930 reads
I/O Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
What servers need the most attention when it comes to I/O? When I increase the memory on a server what effect does it have on I/O? What was it...
2016-02-29
9 reads
Wait Stats Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
Database servers have to wait on different resources, and these waits are huge to the performance of SQL Server. Sometimes...
2016-02-22
675 reads
Wait Stats Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
Database servers have to wait on different resources, and these waits are huge to the performance of SQL Server. Sometimes something changes without our knowledge and is running differently...
2016-02-22
19 reads
Shrinking Database Log Files
Files in SQL Server need to grow as the database grows, and in very specific circumstances need to be shrunk...
2016-02-15
1,277 reads
Shrinking Database Log Files
When should you shrink your log files and what does it mean to performance?
2016-02-15
56 reads
Database Log VLFs
Virtual Log Files (VLFs) split a physical database log file into smaller segments, which are required for how log files...
2016-02-08
791 reads
Database Log VLFs
Transaction logs are split into VLFs which affects performance. How large are yours and what does that mean for you?
2016-02-08
68 reads
TempDB Excessive Memory Usage Example
I see TempDB using more memory than I feel it should and found a way to resolve it. Previously I...
2016-02-05 (first published: 2016-02-01)
2,728 reads
Blogs
Fabric as a Data Mesh Enabler: Rethinking Enterprise Data Distribution
By Chris Yates
For decades, enterprises have approached data management with the same mindset as someone stuffing...
Truncate Table Pitfalls
Truncate Table Pitfalls Truncating a table can be gloriously fast—and spectacularly dangerous when used carelessly....
dataMinds Connect 2025 – Slides & Scripts
You can find all the session materials for the presentation “Indexing for Dummies” that...
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extended events to spy on our server between 8 and 9 am
Hi, our peer who owns a remote mysql server from which we extract warehouse...
Restore Job fails in Replication
Dear Folks, Restore jobs in my SQL2022 Standard edition replication were failing on a...
visual studio seems to lose "provider" on pkg imports
hi, just to get this part out of the way, if my intended target...
Question of the Day
Vector Datatype Dimensions
The new vector datatype in SQL Server 2025 requires a number dimension parameter. What is the maximum number of dimensions supported?
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