2011-06-20
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Administration
2011-06-17
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2011-06-16
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2011-06-01
2,364 reads
Determine SQL Server memory use by database and object
For many people, the way that SQL Server uses memory can be a bit of an enigma. A large percentage of the memory your SQL Server instance utilizes is consumed by buffer pool (essentially, data). Without a lot of digging, it can be hard to tell which of your databases consume the most buffer pool memory, and even more so, which objects within those databases. This information can be quite useful, for example, if you are considering an application change to split your database across multiple servers, or trying to identify databases that are candidates for consolidation.
2011-06-01
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2011-05-26
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2011-05-25
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2011-05-23
2,723 reads
A story of corrupted Master database in SQL Server 2008
This is a real-time production issue I faced with one of our clients
2011-05-16
9,983 reads
Find SQL Server data and log files that are almost out of space
On many SQL Servers database file size, either data or log, may be restricted to a maximum size to ensure there is adequate space on the server. The problem with this is that if your data or log file runs out of space you will get an error message
2011-05-11
4,028 reads
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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