When continuous data is displayed on a chart, such as a line chart, data is displayed very smoothly. But when non-continuous data is displayed on such a chart, the chart behavior is different. The continuous data is displayed correctly, but the non-continuous data is ignored on the chart. In such cases, handling of empty points in the dataset is required to make the data continuous and displayed correctly on the chart. In this tip we will look at how to implement a solution for this problem.

Top 10 SQL Server Counters for Monitoring SQL Server Performance

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Database Journal

Performance Tuning

Greg Larsen lists his top 10 SQL Server counters for maintaining database performance.

Finding Free Space per Data File with PowerShell

by Aaron Nelson

SQLServerCentral.com

PowerShell

Learn the easy way, and the hard way, to find the free space in each data file with Powershell expert Aaron Nelson.

SQLServerCentral Best Practices Clinic: Part 3

by Brad McGehee

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SQLServerCentral

Part 3 of the analysis of the SQLServerCentral database cluster by MVP Brad McGehee. Follow along as he talks about some SQL Server settings and gives reasons why they should or should not be changed.

Find SQL Server data and log files that are almost out of space

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MSSQLTips.com

Administration

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

Dropping a Row

by Steve Jones

SQLServerCentral.com

Editorial

How important is it that your server record all changes to every row? Probably very important and that is one of the foundations on which RDBMS platforms are built. Steve Jones talks about this being a difference with some NoSQL systems, and why it might not be acceptable to most businesses.

SQL Skills Immersion Event Wrapup

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SQLskills

A look back at SQLskills Immersion training from Eric Stefani, who attended the week long class recently. SQLskills provides some amazing training, and is worth attending if want to become better skilled at being a DBA.

Using SQL Server Resource Governor to Control Resource Utilization

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SQL Server Performance

Resource Governor

This article introduces SQL Server Resource Governor and provides a detailed walkthrough of using Resource Governor to manage the resource utilization of SQL Server.

Looking for Work in SQL Server

by Craig Farrell

SQLServerCentral.com

Career Growth

How can you find a SQL Server job? Craig Farrell brings us an article that shows how you can look for a job and get an interview whether you have very little, or years of experience.