Monitoring wait stats
This post, like last week’s, is based off the presentation I did to the DBA Fundamentals virtual chapter.
The request was...
2016-02-23
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SQL In The Wild
Q&A from the DBA Fundamentals Virtual Chapter presentation
A couple weeks ago I presented to the DBA Fundamentals virtual chapter. The presentation was recorded and is available from...
2016-02-16
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Q&A from the DBA Fundamentals Virtual Chapter presentation
A couple weeks ago I presented to the DBA Fundamentals virtual chapter. The presentation was recorded and is available from...
2016-02-16
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and other pointless query rewrites
In a similar vein to last week’s blog post… I heard an interesting comment recently. “Change that Column != 2 to...
2016-02-17 (first published: 2016-02-09)
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and other pointless query rewrites
In a similar vein to last week’s blog post… I heard an interesting comment recently. “Change that Column != 2 to...
2016-02-09
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On the addition of useless where clauses
I remember a forum thread from a while back. The question was on how to get rid of the index...
2016-02-10 (first published: 2016-02-02)
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Does an index scan always read the entire index?
No.
That’s a bit short for a blog post, so let me explain. First, the difference between a seek and a...
2016-01-26
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Stop using Task Manager to check SQL’s memory usage!
There’s two fairly common questions I see on the forums around SQL Server’s memory usage. Either the question asks why...
2016-01-19
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Natively compiled user-defined functions
One new thing that SQL Server 2016 has added is the ability to natively compile user-defined functions. Previously, native compilation,...
2016-01-19 (first published: 2016-01-12)
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Book Review 2015
It’s been a few years since I wrote a review of books I’ve read, so this isn’t going to list...
2016-01-15 (first published: 2016-01-05)
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: The Jobs Report
By Steve Jones
A customer wanted a report they could email to their boss about jobs, something...
Automating SQL Maintenance: How DevOps Principles Reduce Downtime
By Chris Yates
In the world of modern data infrastructure, SQL databases remain the backbone of enterprise...
From Couch-Potato to Triathlete – and What This Means for Your SQL Server
Do you know if your SQL Server is really running at its best? To...
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Find Invalid Objects in SQL Server
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All the Costs of Downtime
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Single User SQL Server on Linux
How can I start SQL Server on Linux in single-user mode to restore the master database?
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