TempDB memory leak?
I found a bug where I’m seeing TempDB use more memory than it should on multiple versions of SQL Server, especially on servers set up with common best practices. There’s a...
2016-01-05
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Simple SQL Server
Query the Buffer Pool
DBAs are known for asking for more memory, but often can’t say what’s in memory. While I agree that many...
2016-01-07 (first published: 2016-01-04)
2,740 reads
Query the Buffer Pool
SQL Server's buffer pool is a majority of your memory, but most DBAs can't tell you what's in it.
2016-01-04
22 reads
Thank You for More Than You Realize
Blogging and presenting have changed me for the better, and in ways I didn’t see coming. However, I know I wouldn’t...
2015-12-28
697 reads
Thank You for More Than You Realize
Blogging and presenting have changed me for the better, and in ways I didn’t see coming. However, I know I wouldn’t have had them if it wasn’t for three things. Getting...
2015-12-28
11 reads
Advent of Code – Day 4
Day 4 of the Advent of Code has us mining for data in MD5 hashes, which is out of the...
2015-12-24
573 reads
Advent of Code – Day 4
Day 4 of the Advent of Code has us mining for data in MD5 hashes, which is out of the comfort zone for a SQL DBA to say the...
2015-12-24
13 reads
Advent of Code – Day 3
Continuing with the language-independent code challenge on Advent of Code – Day 3, I’m tasked with figuring out how well a...
2015-12-24
513 reads
Advent of Code – Day 3
Continuing with the language-independent code challenge on Advent of Code – Day 3, I’m tasked with figuring out how well a drunken elf can guide Santa to houses. Since...
2015-12-24
25 reads
Advent of Code
If you want your skills to be sharp, you practice. If you want to get yourself to actually do practice,...
2016-01-04 (first published: 2015-12-23)
1,550 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
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Hyperscale Replicas II
How many Azure SQL DB Hyperscale HA replicas can be configured as of Sept 2026?
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