Calling Out Bad Advice
Today we have a guest editorial from Tim Mitchell that asks how we should handle bad advice given on the Internet.
Fun with SQL Server Profiler trace files and PowerShell
Running Profiler traces against multiple servers becomes a painful process when it’s time to collate and filter all that data. It would be time-consuming, frustrating and messy if Laerte hadn’t written this handy PowerShell script (complete with examples) to help you out.
Should I have AutoGrowth enabled on my SQL Server Database
I was reading a few forum posts yesterday where a few people were complaining that the transaction log had grown...
64 bit
Today we have a guest editorial from November 26, 2005. Steve Jones talks about the transition to 64 bit architectures.
Monitoring Table Size Growth in SQL Server
This article demonstrates how to monitor table size growth in SQL Server.
Viewing RING_BUFFER_OOM Errors
Onion Ring Buffer?
A client asked a co-worker to take a look at a query for reviewing RING_BUFFER_OOM messages in sys.dm_os_ring_buffers. ...
Hidden SSIS Features: Word Wrapping Your Annotations And More
Provides undocumented adjustments to package XML to enable Annotation Word Wrapping and other features.
The Institute for Backup Trauma
Today we have an editorial reprinted from April 27, 2005. Steve Jones is on vacation, so we are reprinting this look at backup strategies and media.
The Twelve Days of SQL
As we approach the holidays, Steve Jones talks about the latest blog theme, and how nice it is to see these types of things from the community.
Can You Dig It? – Missing Indexes
She can dig it!
D Sharon PruittWhen I started using XQuery to dig into the plan cache, it was just searching...
Blogs
Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget
It is Friday, the queries are running, and nobody is watching the bill. That...
A Career of Memories
By Steve Jones
Annabel retired from Redgate Software this week. Across most of my career at Redgate,...
Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead
By Tim Radney
As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...
Forums
Midjourney, Healthcare?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Midjourney, Healthcare?
Changes, Happiness, and a Few Tears
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Changes, Happiness, and a Few...
BCP on Linux
Comments posted to this topic are about the item BCP on Linux
Question of the Day
BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
See possible answers