SQL Server – Does the SQL Agent Service Account Must be a SysAdmin?
As of today (5/14/2013) this MSDN article says “SQL Server Agent service startup account must be a member of the SQL Server...
2013-05-14
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SQL Server – How to Best Remove Extra TempDB Data Files and Log Files
One of the Microsoft’s recommendation for optimizing the tempDB performance is to make each tempdb data file the same size. Today,...
2013-05-06
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SQL Server – How to Search/Query the SQL Server Error Log
Often times I keep checking the error log to make sure if everything is running fine. Here is an undocumented stored...
2013-03-25
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SQL Server – Database Engine Error Severities in Brief
When an error is raised by the SQL Server Database Engine, we usually see the Severity Level as in the...
2012-11-02
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SQL Server – Transaction Log File is Full; How to Shrink the Transaction Log
Here is a typical scenario every SQL Server DBA faces: Transaction Log grows unexpectedly or becomes full!! So, do I need to increase...
2012-10-12
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SQL Server – Msg 2555, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 – Error DBCC SHRINKFILE with EMPTYFILE option
When tried to empty one of the tempdb data file using the below T-SQL command: (My goal here is to...
2012-10-07
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SQL Server – Understanding ‘Agent XPs’ Server Configuration Option
Today we got an escalation where on one of the servers ‘Agent XPs’ was in a disabled state. And when...
2012-09-19
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Unused Indexes in SQL Server: Find them, vet them, and drop them safely
Unused Indexes in SQL Server: Find them, vet them, and drop them safely Indexes are...
T-SQL Tuesday #191 Round Up
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I hosted this month, late as it turns out, but we still had a...
Come See Me at the PASS Data Community Summit
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I'm speaking on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community Summit. It's scheduled for...
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Connecting ERP system E2 and Extract Data , perform Transformation
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