SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries (Nov 2012)
Here is the November 2012 version of my SQL Server 2008 Diagnostic Information Queries, with some minor tweaks and improvements...
2012-11-27
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Querying Performance Counters in SQL Server
In a previous post, there was a comparison between sysperfinfo and sys.dm_os_performance_counters which included the use of a simple query. ...
2012-12-06 (first published: 2012-11-27)
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Billing rates – other side of the fence
The following is a guest post by Tim Morgan from Sullexis in response to a resent blog of mine:
Thanks for letting...
2012-11-27
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Unused Indexes
A sound indexing strategy is paramount to performance in an OLTP system. Not having the correct indexes in place can...
2012-11-27
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What’s the deal with Excel & SSIS?
When it comes to importing data from an Excel sheet with SSIS, Excel has quite a reputation. And not a...
2012-11-27
1,630 reads
Time Pass With Transaction Log - Part 5 INSERT
In this article We are going to INSERT a record in a simple table and try reading Transaction log record.
Note:...
2012-11-27
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Are Your Protecting Your DB Backups?
Folks have cited the recent InformationWeek article on how South Carolina's Department of Revenue was hacked because the SC state government...
2012-11-27
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Help Bring #SQLFamily to Fargo, North Dakota
Did you know that a SQL Saturday in Fargo is in the works? If not them, hey… there’s a SQL...
2012-11-30 (first published: 2012-11-26)
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Creating an empty table from a SELECT statement
I’m in the middle of reading a good book on DMVs, “SQL Server DMVs in Action” http://www.manning.com/stirk by Ian W....
2012-11-30 (first published: 2012-11-26)
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Treat Yourself to Knowledge
There’s a one day sale going on at Apress today, 11/26/12. All their eBooks are $15. This means you can...
2012-11-26
1,111 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
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SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
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Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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