White papers, DMVs and Monitoring Concepts
According to Jason Strate (SQL Server MVP) there are 5 white papers ever SQL Server DBA should read. Considering my...
2013-06-01
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Simple SQL Server
Blocking – Capturing and Monitoring
If a query is taking longer to run than normal, there’s a good chance it’s being blocked by something else....
2013-05-22
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Wait Stats – Monitoring and Using
sys.dm_os_wait_stats is one of the most important DMVs out there, and one that you should know the historical values of...
2013-05-21
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Indexes – Understanding basic types and their components
The biggest problem developers and newer DBAs have with understanding indexes is that you don’t realize when you’re using the...
2013-05-18
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Indexes – Unused and Duplicates
Indexes aren’t free, and many databases end up with unused indexes. Every time you make any update to a table...
2013-05-16
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Job Schedules – SQL Agent
This info should be easier to get than it is. Keep in mind that for something to run the subscription...
2013-05-15
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Roll Logs – Backup Recovery
Rolling log files for a day, especially with 15 or even 5 minute log backups is a pain at best....
2013-05-20 (first published: 2013-05-15)
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Table Sizes
There’s no simple way in SQL Server to see the sizes of all the tables and their indexes. Even seeing...
2013-05-15
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Index Columns and Names
Don’t trust the name of an index to tell you what it is. The name is wrong, or at least...
2013-05-14
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Running Processes
Sp_who2 is not used by this DBA. That info is amazingly good to have, but I want more. Don’t get...
2013-05-14
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Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Forums
Huge frustration - Database watcher with two elastic pools
Think there's a reason why this is still in preview, but have someone manage...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers