How to Perform Database Hack-Attach
This blog demonstrates attaching a database on the SQL Server Instance which already has the same name database up and...
2018-04-23
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SQL Geek
Finding Untrusted Foreign Keys and Constraints
In the previous blog, we discussed the Foreign Keys Constraints and how the CHECK Constraints are useful to verify the...
2018-04-30 (first published: 2018-04-19)
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Find Missing Indexes For All SQL Server Databases
DMV (Database Management View) and DMO (Database Management Objects) were added in 2005. There have been huge improvements in each...
2018-04-16
26,130 reads
SQL Server Logical Query Processing
Recently, while reviewing one of the stored procedure performance, I suggested a couple of changes to a developer to improve...
2018-04-12
19,779 reads
How to Check SQL Server View Utilization
If you are working on SQL Server optimization delicately, you may get often queries that how to find if any...
2018-04-09
967 reads
What is a Foreign Key & How many foreign keys can you have on a single table?
Yesterday, I was attending a database design meeting. In the meeting, I was asked one of the questions – “How many...
2018-04-12 (first published: 2018-04-05)
12,095 reads
How SQL Compilation Can Prove the Server CPU
It is relatively easy to spot CPU-bound system. But, the source of CPU pressure is not always easy to pinpoint....
2018-04-02
1,255 reads
SQL Performance – Using Query Hint OPTION (FAST N)
It is fun working with SQL/Application developer where you exchange a lot of technical thoughts to find the root of...
2018-03-21
7,323 reads
New Built-in Function CONCAT_WS() – SQL Server 2017
In my previous post on new functions in SQL Server 2017, I discussed about the STRING_AGG function. Here, I am...
2018-03-02
1,381 reads
Set New Errorlog File location – SQL Server on Linux
For SQL Server 2017 RTM, the fourth cumulative update was released on 20th February, and it is available for download...
2018-03-08 (first published: 2018-03-01)
1,600 reads
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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