I am not sure how many other users have visited this blog but it’s been one of my go to places when I wanted to read up on […]
Renaming all columns in a table quickly
Recently imported a table where the column names where quoted using double quotes which then became the table names , So a column name would be “Airline” instead […]
The hazards of data types when deleting data
Recently in one of the forums a question was posted where the developer had run a delete statement similar to the one below This deleted all the data […]
Does Partitioning Improve Performance?
Partitioning is a great feature for improving the way we manage our data. However we can also improve performance of select statements from the table as well. This […]
Measuring Uptime in SQL Server – Why nines don’t work
A key part of every DBAs jobs is maintaining uptime. A DBAs capability is measured by the amount of Uptime he is able to ensure on servers he […]
LnT Infotech SQL Server Training
Just finished a virtual training for LnT InfoTech in EPIP industrial Area. Looking forward to the next training with Well Fargo
Full Text Search on Varbinary (max) Columns and using the Right filters
I love Full text search in MS SQL Server. Although I haven’t seen it being used a lot in client locations, I do use it a lot within […]
Video on Performance tuning memory allocation and spill issues
I was inspired by a recent article I read on parameter sniffing to add my own contribution to the topic, I explain how tempdb spools occur due to […]
Suspect MSDB and no Backups
Yesterday I got a call from a client about MSDB being suspect after a drive failure. Unfortunately the client didn’t have any backups. Now the correct and best […]
SQL 2016 – Stretch database in detail –CTP 2.3 screenshots with BOL corrected now
If you have been following the buzz around MS SQL 2016 you would surely have heard of Stretch database. The concept is interesting and new and probably something […]