If you are using a 64 bit edition of Windows then you are most likely using a 64 bit edition of Office and as a result of Access […]
A few more free e books
A few more free e-books for the SQL DBA. This from REDGATE and some of the most prolific writers and SQL Experts in the world. I am sure […]
administration / MSSQL / TSQL
What is a PK?
Recently someone posted a question on one of the popular groups on Linkedin about one of the most fundamental structures in RDBMS the PK. It was followed by […]
administration / Database / MSSQL / TSQL
Very large table performance – basic data capture
Every once in a while I see a post on the forums that is similar to the one below:- Hi Can anybody provide tips on how to improve […]
administration / Database / MSSQL / TSQL
What’s in a name? Mdf = pdf
“What’s in a name? That which we call a mdf file By any other name would work as well.” At a training recently I was asked this question, […]
administration / Database / MSSQL / TSQL
How to troubleshoot MS SQL Server – Part 2
In this post we carry one from where we left off in the first part. Since we discussed what the L1 DBA (resident) should try and do when […]
administration / Database / MSSQL / TSQL
Auditing via the T-log
A client of mine recently wanted to find out who deleted all the records from a table being used in production. This is an issue that we have […]
administration / Database / MSSQL / TSQL
How to troubleshoot MS SQL Server
I am sure the title must have piqued the interest of most DBAs since this is what we do every day. It’s also one of the most common […]
SQL 2016 – In-Memory OLTP enhancements
A bit late in the day but I am still posting the changes to In-memory OLTP that are proposed for SQL 2016. Why? In-memory OLTP in SQL 2014 […]
SQL 2016 – Possible bug in temporal tables
I am not sure if this has been raised before, it seems like a very common scenario that I am sure most people will encounter but I wasn’t […]