AlwaysOn_health Extended Event Session
The AlwaysOn_health XEvent session is installed by SQL Server by default, and started by the Create Availability Group wizard when...
2018-07-25
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SQL Geek
AlwaysOn Dashboard uses System Policies
The AlwaysOn Dashboard is an excellent tool in SQL Server Management Studio that allows you to monitor Replica status, Availability...
2018-07-24
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Why Availability Databases Are Not Synchronizing?
If you are working on SQL Server Availability Group Databases, you may have seen that Availability Group is online but at-least...
2018-07-23
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Schedule an Extended Event to run at a Specific Time
When you are using the extended event to capture some data for troubleshooting purpose, you may want to start or...
2018-08-01 (first published: 2018-07-18)
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Another MVP Award – 2018-2019
Gladly sharing that I got the news of my MVP award on 1st July. I am happy, honored, and humbled...
2018-07-16
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Enable SQLCMD Mode in SQL Server Management Studio
SQLCMD mode in SSMS allows you to use the command line tool within SSMS. Using this feature of the SSMS,...
2018-06-07
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SQL Server Stress Testing Using OStress – RML Utilities
As a DBA, implementing a new database consists of a variety of aspects like correct table structure, tuning the stored...
2018-05-28 (first published: 2018-05-21)
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Find Query with Implicit Conversion in the Plan Cache
In my previous blog, I discussed about “Which are the queries using a particular index or table?“. Today’s post, I am...
2018-05-13
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Which are the queries using a particular index or table?
The DMV sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats and sys.dm_db_index_operational_stats give you excellent detailed information about how the indexes are being used and what operations...
2018-05-07
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Determine Referenced Objects in the Stored Procedures
It is very common to see in a relational database that stored procedures are using many Tables, Views, Sequence Object,...
2018-05-01
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Blogs
Audit – Security Compliance Frameworks (Part 1)
By Vinay Thakur
This blog series on Audit/Compliance/Security, this is first blog where we would discuss about...
Restore SQL Server Database to an OrbStack Container
In the previous post, we've built a SQL Server 2025 sandbox in an OrbStack...
Day of Data Baton Rouge Slides and Code
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my talk today at Day of data Baton Rouge...
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Limiting Checkpoints
If I use the -k parameter with a number after it, what does this change in SQL Server?
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