SQLServerCentral Runs sp_Blitz - Performance Part 1
The third article that examines the output of the sp_Blitz script™ run against SQLServerCentral's database servers.
2013-01-22
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Performance Tuning
How Come the Hourglass? Why Database Applications Slow Down
It is frustrating when you hit 'submit' and you get the hourglass big-time. Is it the database to blame? It could be, but there are other suspects that should be considered. Feodor Georgiev describes where, in the long route, to and fro', that a data request makes before returning, that things can get snarled up.
2013-01-07
4,716 reads
Viewing VMware Counters in PerfMon for SQL Server
I want to ensure that my SQL Server on a VMware Guest OS is getting the resources it should. This would go a long way towards helping isolate the performance problems we're experiencing. However, our system administrators won't give us access to VirtualCenter or any of the tools they use. Is there anything I can do? Check out this tip to learn more.
2012-11-12
3,272 reads
Single User Performance of SQLite v. SQL Server
A look at the performance of SQL Server compared to SQLite for single user applications.
2012-07-19
7,123 reads
ETL Performance Auditing - Part 2: Auditing Data Staging Phase
Easy way to setup a comprehensive ETL Performance auditing Solution no matter how complicated your ETL setup.
2014-11-07 (first published: 2012-06-12)
10,186 reads
The Real World: Implementing AWE
Describes the gains experienced in my environment by implementing AWE.
2012-05-16
8,162 reads
Performance Test of New Date Manipulation Functions (SQL Spackle)
Performance test of new SQL 2012 functions DateTimeFromParts and Format
2012-05-10
6,213 reads
Get Top Queries Taxing SQL Server CPUs
Script which uses SQL Server DMOs to gather top CPU taxing queries which can benifit most from tuning.
2012-03-10
2,886 reads
Database Performance Transparency
Describes the benefits of publishing instance performance metrics including a script to generate HTML-based Performance Snapshot.
2012-02-08
6,964 reads
2012-02-02 (first published: 2012-01-20)
3,908 reads
Blogs
From SQL Saturday to Day of Data
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A behind-the-scenes look at Day of Data Jacksonville 2026, the transition from SQL Saturday,...
PostgreSQL 18 Finally Makes BUFFERS the Default. Here Is Why That Matters
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A New Word: La Guadière
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la guadière – n. a glint of goodness you notice in something that you...
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The Data Model Matters
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Question of the Day
Running SQLCMD I
I run the SQLCMD utility as follows:
lcmd -S localhost -EI then type this (the 1> is the prompt):
1> select @@version goIf I hit enter, what happens? See possible answers