Log File Expansion Automation
SQL Server Database Log file expansion can be fairly tedious if you need to make the log bigger in many reasonably-sized growth increments. It can be tedious because you...
2019-05-10
Administration
Access is denied – Using DTCPing utility between two Windows Server 2016
Few days ago a client requested the configuration of MSDTC (Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator). NOTE: If you want to know more about it here is a nice FAQ from...
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2019-05-10
Life behind a proxy server: downloading content for SSMS Help Viewer
Life behind a proxy server can be problematic. Not every software out there is tested correctly for proxy interaction and oftentimes the experience for the corporate user is a...
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2019-05-09
Underused sp_WhoIsActive capabilities: @get_avg_time
Ablazemalls Look, it’s impressive enough that sp_WhoIsActive works as well as it does. Most people who’ve been using it for…
2019-05-09
Why is my log file not shrinking when I do regular backups?
I often times get the question similar to “Why is my log file not shrinking when I do regular backups”? It goes to show there the functionality of the...
2019-05-08
Unable to Start Execution – Login Doesn’t have Permissions to use the Proxy
Proxy accounts for PowerShell, SSIS, and Operating System (CmdExec) job steps are instrumental when performing certain actions in SQL Server Agent. Once you’ve set up a proxy, and configured...
2019-05-08
Default Backups and Feature Awareness
Default backup schemes for databases would be a nice enhancement.
2019-05-08
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SQL SERVER – Script to Kill All Inactive Sessions – Kill Sleeping Sessions from sp_who2
I consider myself fortunate that I get to work with so many different clients while engaged in Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. Recently we found out that one of...
2019-05-06
Error -2068643839 / 1602 Installing msoledbsql.msi and msodbcsql.msi for SQL Server 2019 CTP 2.5
(last updated: 2019-05-05 @ 11:55 EST / 2019-05-05 @ 15:55 UTC ) I had gone through the process of uninstalling the now obsolete SQL Server 2019 CTP, and then...
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2019-05-05
Track SQL Server Database Recovery Progress – ErrorLog
This question has come up many times how to capture the SQL Server Database Recovery Progress or Total time take to recover a database. It will help to plan...
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2019-05-04
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
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I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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