Joseph recently had to upgrade a server from 4g to 8g of memory. Read how he did it and learn about some interesting aspects of AWE. For example, if you have 6.5g configured for use by SQL, how will task manager show used by sqlserver.exe?
2003-04-16
23,963 reads
Have you ever had the problem where a user ran a query against your SQL Serer and crashed it or made the server unusable since the CPU was spiked at 100%? A SQL Server black box is the equivalent of a flight data record. The black box records all queries being passed to your SQL Server and other useful information like errors.
2003-04-11
16,981 reads
This week we have another article from Andy that discusses some changes he made at work in conjunction with clustering all his database servers. Not a how-to, just comments about what was changed and why. Worth reading just for the reminder about the potential gotcha that @@ServerName can represent.
2003-04-09
6,201 reads
This is a product we haven't reviewed yet, but looks interesting. A SQL editor type app, features listed include integration with Visual SourceSafe, 'intellisense' statement completion, and keyboard macro's.
2003-04-04
1,037 reads
We've had a good run of jobs about job management lately, Randy sent us another one that looks at the job of job management and shows us how he tackled the problem.
2003-04-02
24,166 reads
It is always better to be proactive than reactive, when it comes to identifying and eliminating SQL Server performance issues. This article shows you how to analyze the data gathered by Profiler, to identify the performance issues. This article also provides four generic stored procedures for analyzing Profiler output.
2003-04-01
2,688 reads
This article looks at change management from the perspective of the DBA, including how to use source control to your advantage and planning for 'self-healing' apps.
2003-03-18
12,442 reads
In this quick article by Jon Reade, he shows you how to correct an unusual error in SQL Server that may occur when you create a database.
2003-03-12
5,684 reads
This week Andy looks at where, when, and how jobs should be run and why you need to think about those items before you build the job. Part of this is deciding what runs on production servers and what doesn't.
2003-03-11
7,191 reads
The first article in a series about moving your data from one server to another. Steve Jones has some techniques he's used for upgrading hardware, replacing existing servers, or just moving to a different server.
2003-03-10
9,956 reads
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers