New Built-in Function STRING_AGG() – SQL Server 2017
SQL Server 2017 introduces a set of useful functions like STRING_AGG(), STRING_SPLIT(), TRIM()… and many more. In this tip, I am...
2018-02-28
9,367 reads
SQL Geek
Who installed SQL Server?
Recently, I was working with the team and got stuck up with SQL Server Installation information. We got an urgent...
2018-02-27
16,990 reads
Change the name of master database files – SQL Server on Linux
In my recent blog, I discussed about how to move master database to another location. One of the readers requested...
2018-02-26
742 reads
How to Move Master Database to Another Location – SQL Server On Linux
With the release of SQL Server 2017 CU4, you can use the mssql-conf utility to move the master database file...
2018-03-07 (first published: 2018-02-23)
2,083 reads
Capture SQL Server Reported Errors using Extended Events
In my introduction to Extended Events blog, I mentioned that the xEvent is my favorite toy for performance troubleshooting. This blog may...
2018-03-05 (first published: 2018-02-20)
10,836 reads
Extended Event Packages
I continue blogging on extended events. Today, I will discuss about the top level containers (Package) that gives access to...
2018-01-25
498 reads
Mapping SQL Trace to Extended Events
Since I started actively participating in SQL community, I found it is very common that people will approach to seek...
2017-12-19
2,190 reads
Reset SA password on SQL Server on Linux
This article is about how to proceed when you forgot the password of your SQL Server “sa” account, Password was entered...
2017-12-11
39,676 reads
How to Get Estimated Completion Time of SQL Server Database Backup OR Restore
“How much time SQL Server is going to take to complete the database Backup or Restore” – This is one of...
2017-12-21 (first published: 2017-12-09)
34,094 reads
Introduction to Extended Events
Since I started playing with Extended Events, it has been my favorite toy for performance troubleshooting. It was introduced in...
2017-11-29
758 reads
Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
4 CPE Opportunity (Virtual) for Charity
By Brian Kelley
Every year, the South Carolina State Internal Auditors Association and the South Carolina Midlands...
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers!
Data Céilí 2026 Call for Speakers is now live! Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee), is...
Forums
Deadlock graph anomaly
I've come across what appears to be a strange deadlock anomaly. As seen in...
Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale Level 6: Backup and Restore Internals
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale...
The Challenge of AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Challenge of AI, which...
Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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