SQL Server – Script to Configure TempDB Files per Number of Logical Processors
In order to reduce Tempdb contention one of the best practices is to maintain multiple sized Tempdb data files, matching the...
2014-06-24
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SQL Server – How To Find SQL Virtual Name From Host Name in SQL Failover Clustering Using PowerShell
Often times it is required to find out the SQL name from the host names in a clustered environment so you...
2014-04-14
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SQL Server – Using Tools to Analyze Query Performance
Here is the session I gave for the techies at Microsoft about in-built tools available in SQL Server to analyze...
2014-02-11
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SQL Server – Deploying Multiple SSIS Packages into SQL Server Using Command Prompt Utility – DTUTIL
Though there are several ways for importing SSIS packages into SQL Server either by creating a stored procedure or using...
2013-11-04
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SQL Server – Understanding Allocation Units – In Row Data, LOB Data & Row Overflow Data
Before we get started on this topic, here is a quick fact..in SQL Server 2000, there used to be hard...
2013-10-14
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SQL Server – Restoring a TDE Encrypted Database to a Different Server
In this article I will show you how to restore a database that is encrypted with Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)...
2013-10-03
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SQL Server –Encrypting and Securing Native Backups Using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)
Being part of the database engineering team, we were given a task to setup disaster recovery program for some of...
2013-10-03
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SQL Server – How to Copy or Export an SSIS Package Using Command Prompt Utility – DTUTIL
The command prompt utility dtutil can be very handy when we want to quickly export an SSIS package from either file system...
2013-10-02
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SQL Server – How to Add More Than One Column as a Primary Key
Sometimes you might want to add more than one column as primary key. For example, if you have three columns...
2013-09-17
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SQL Server – How to Create Registered Servers to Easily Manage and Query Multiple Instances at a Time
Registered servers is a great way to manage, categorize and access the SQL servers through SSMS and also one of...
2013-09-16
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Change Tracking Default Retention
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Change Tracking Default Retention
I run this command on my SQL Server 2022 database:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON;What is the default data retention period? See possible answers