Tracking Down tempdb usage
Determining what is causing your tempdb to grow can be difficult at times and troublesome during production issues. Luckily SQL...
2018-08-08
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SQL Server Availability Group Auto Seeding Error
SQL Server Availability Group Auto Seeding is a wonderful thing, it saves database administrators time when setting up availability groups. ...
2018-07-30
653 reads
Keep up with SQL Server Patches!
Keep up with SQL Server Patches with us with our feed from Microsoft. Check it out! http://vitamindba.com/sql-server-releases/
The post Keep up with...
2018-07-26
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Patch and Update SQL Server via Command Line
No one likes to patch or update SQL Server, it takes time and can make for very long days. I...
2018-07-25
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Set up Instant File Initialization for SQL Server
When a space growth operation is done within SQL Server (create, restore, auto-grow) the engine places zeros across the file...
2018-07-23
130 reads
Performance Tuning Exercise: Lazy Table Spool
Folks, it’s time for a bit of a performance tuning exercise. Below is a real world situation where a stored...
2018-07-18
22,638 reads
Install SQL via Windows Command Line
I have been on a mission to find easier ways to install SQL Server. I have recently been working on...
2018-07-13
1,899 reads
Save your execution plans!
Working with performance problems and query tuning can be a headache and take a lot of time. Most companies I...
2018-07-12
114 reads
Login Failed – Token-based server access validation failed for SQL Server
Login failures are a common item to troubleshoot with SQL Server. Out of all of the possible log failure reasons...
2018-06-26
196 reads
Transaction Logs and Availability Groups
Everyday I learn something new. A couple of days ago I posted about a problem I had with Always On...
2018-06-21
93 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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