Great SQL Server Debates: Lock Pages in Memory
There has been much debate over the need for the Lock Pages in Memory privilege, on 64-bit versions of SQL Server. Jonathan Kehayias presents a "warts and all" account of its history, the confusions surrounding its use, and why he believes it's still a good default configuration for 64-bit SQL Server instances, even when running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008R2.
Data and Privacy
Users often have a certain expectation of privacy about their data in applications, and as software engineers, Steve Jones thinks we need to respect that.
Writing New Hash Functions for SQL Server
This blog, explores ideas for extending SQL Server with new, fast hash functions. As will be shown, the high speed, built in functions CHECKSUM and BINARY_CHECKSUM are not always optimal hash functions, when you require the function to spread data evenly over an integer space.
Mirroring and different sector sizes? BAD IDEA!
Be carefull when replacing a defective (FLASH) storage device, its sector sizes may vary without you knowing it.
Set a Networking Goal For The Year
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren. Today Any asks you to think about your career and your network for 2012.
Options to reinitialize subscriptions in SQL Server replication
I have transactional replication configured in my production environment with multiple subscribers. The business team has requested that one of the subscriptions be reinitialized, because they think there is some missing data. In this tip we look at the different options that you can use to reinitialize a subscription for transactional replication.
Pros and cons of six SQL table tools
This article shows how to use 6 SQL table-based tools to solve the same problem, and gives the pros and cons of each.
Blogs
VPN + SQL Server Connections: Why Long-Working Setups Suddenly Fail with Msg 10054 and “Connection Broken”
By Tim Radney
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been contacted by multiple customers experiencing the same...
Future IT Roles – Agentic Architect and AI Boom!!
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Free Webinar about Columnstore Indexes
I’m doing a small series on indexing basics for SQL Server, and on May...
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SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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