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
1,319 reads
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
665 reads
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
1,518 reads
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
863 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
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SQL Server Still Wins
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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