DBA Tools: sp_whoio
The Stored Procedure sp_whoio shows DiskIO_delta - a metric I introduced to define the real time I/O activity
2010-04-12 (first published: 2010-03-28)
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Scripts
Check status of HEAP tables
This SP reports the status of your heap tables. It gives you an overview of fragmentation, ghost record counts and forwarded record counts. Another reason to create a clustered index!
2010-04-09 (first published: 2010-03-09)
2,183 reads
2010-04-06 (first published: 2010-04-01)
3,941 reads
2010-04-02 (first published: 2010-03-18)
2,137 reads
2010-04-01 (first published: 2010-03-31)
4,384 reads
View to obtain Failed Jobs from SQL Server Agent
With this view you can obtain last failed job steps without using visual interface.
2010-03-30 (first published: 2010-03-19)
2,374 reads
2010-03-29 (first published: 2010-03-24)
1,844 reads
Finding rows count in a table without Select...
Here is a one more very quick way to find row count for a table.
2010-03-26 (first published: 2010-03-23)
5,391 reads
Credit Card Number Validation Escalar Function
Evaluate credit card numbers based on ISO 2894 algorithm.
2010-03-24 (first published: 2010-03-17)
1,931 reads
Script to get Phonetic Pronunciation of a given password
This script displays Phonetic Pronunciation of a given password
2010-03-22 (first published: 2010-03-12)
1,394 reads
Blogs
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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