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 dove into technical details and questioning what I saw...
2016-02-01
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Simple SQL Server
Tim Ford’s Entry-Level Content Challenge
All bloggers started as beginners. We picked things up, learned them, and got to the point where we wanted to...
2016-01-26
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Tim Ford’s Entry-Level Content Challenge
All bloggers started as beginners. We picked things up, learned them, and got to the point where we wanted to start sharing our knowledge. The problem is that most...
2016-01-26
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Querying Deadlocks From System_Health XEvent
It’s easy to query XEvents to see some of the basic info in deadlocks, including the system_health session which is...
2016-01-27 (first published: 2016-01-25)
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Querying Deadlocks From System_Health XEvent
It’s easy to query XEvents to see some of the basic info in deadlocks, including the system_health session which is already capturing this information by default. This script will,...
2016-01-25
94 reads
Shrinking Database Data Files
Normal DBAs will sum up shrinking a database data file in one word: NO!
I’ll talk to you about this subject because...
2016-01-19
1,701 reads
Shrinking Database Data Files
Normal DBAs will sum up shrinking a database data file in one word: NO! I’ll talk to you about this subject because I’m not normal. Still, my goal is that...
2016-01-19
34 reads
SQL Saturday Cleveland #SQLSat473
On February 6, 2016, Cleveland is hosting a free training event for SQL Server. This has a lot of the...
2016-01-11
535 reads
SQL Saturday Cleveland #SQLSat473
On February 6, 2016, Cleveland is hosting a free training event for SQL Server. This has a lot of the great stuff from the big, paid events, and skips...
2016-01-11
14 reads
TempDB memory leak?
I found a bug where I’m seeing TempDB use more memory than it should on multiple versions of SQL Server,...
2016-01-08 (first published: 2016-01-05)
3,362 reads
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Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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