Building blocks of Extended Events data collection
Extended Events have been part of SQL Server since 2008. In this article, Ed Pollack explains the building blocks of Extended Events data collection.
2021-10-04
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SQL Server and hyperconvergence
To be efficient and save money, many organizations are looking at hyperconverged infrastructures for SQL Server. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains what to consider for SQL Server and hyperconvergence.
2021-07-09
SQL Server performance tuning: Nine best practices
SQL Server performance tuning can seem overwhelming when you don’t know where to start. In this article Robert Sheldon explains 9 best practices for performance tuning.
2021-06-16
How to Find Unused Databases in SQL Server
In this article we look at how to identify if SQL Server databases are not being used and a process to take these unused databases offline.
2021-06-14
Great Power(Shell)...Great Responsibility
-WhatIf you could see what would happen if you ran a command?
2020-10-23
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Execute on DMVs without user having View Server State
Wanted to share this script to the community just in case anyone out there may be search for a way to allow a hosted customer the ability to query certain DMVs for information without granting them View Server State. There are some other options out there, but this worked better for me after going through […]
2020-09-24
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Storage 101: The Future of Storage
Robert Sheldon wraps up his series on storage by discussing the latest storage innovation and ideas.
2020-09-14
SQL Server Problems We Don’t Have Anymore
There are a whole slew of problems that we had to worry about ten years ago, and they just hardly ever come up today.
2020-08-28
Storage 101: Data Security and Privacy
No discussion about storage is complete without thinking about security of the data. In this article, Robert Sheldon explains what must be considered to protect data in today's world.
2020-08-10
How to Install Azure Data Studio to Work with SQL Server
Brent shows us how to Install Azure Data Studio to Work with SQL Server.
2020-08-05
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