Altering Table structure - SSMS - Timeout Expired
Altering a table using SQL Server Management Studio ( SSMS ) can be done by right clicking on the table and by...
2011-06-17
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SQL and SQL Only
Database Owner - Error Message
Sometimes, a simple task that as a DBA you do day in and day out,
can throw wierd errors.
You...
2011-06-12
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I am back
I am back again!!!. It has been ages since I posted.An important event in my life kept me away from...
2011-06-11
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Finding last database growth date and time
A file growth operation on a database server is a extremely expensive operation. Many Performance problems correlate to a Data...
2011-01-04
489 reads
Server Side trace
Most of us are aware of tracing queries using SQL profiler. But an effective way of performing tracing is using...
2010-12-24
501 reads
Perfmon counters list - Quest poster
Stumbled upon this PDF from quest which lists the important Perfmon counters and their acceptable values. A must print and...
2010-12-08
492 reads
Lock escalation : SQL Server 2008
Lock escalation is a event which occurs when SQL Server decides to upgrade a lock at a lower level hierarchy...
2010-11-29
1,321 reads
Backup log Truncate_Only in SQL Server 2008
BACKUP LOG <db_name> WITH truncate_only command, used for clearing the log file, is deprecated in SQL Server 2008. So this post will explain option...
2010-11-16
1,661 reads
Finding CPU Pressure - dm_os_schedulers DMV
The last post dealt with checking CPU pressure using wait_stats DMV. But, to get a complete picture of CPU Pressure,...
2010-11-09
783 reads
Blogs
SQL Saturday Boston Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone who attended my sessions today at SQL Saturday Boston 2025. I’ve...
Scaling SQL Server 2025 Vector Search with Load-Balanced Ollama Embeddings
SQL Server 2025 introduces native support for vector data types and external AI models....
Advice I Like: Fear and Imagination
By Steve Jones
Fear is fueled by a lack of imagination. The antidote to fear is not...
Forums
How to Use SQL Server Features to Cut Web App Latency in Half
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Choosing an AI in Sept 2025
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The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
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The New SQL Server 2025 Data type
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new data type designed to support similarity search and machine learning applications for AI applications. What is this new data type?
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