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Wait Stats Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
Database servers have to wait on different resources, and we make changes to try to reduce those waits. This could be anything from increasing memory, tuning a query, moving to different hardware,...
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You are not logged on as the database owner or system administrator.
I had one of my developers ask me why he keeps seeing the following warning when he tries to modify a table:Well just like it says he doesn’t have dbo access so he might not be able to save his...
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T-SQL Tuesday #75: Round Up
This month I challenged the blogging community to share their own creations in Power BI. We got a ton of great entries this month, thank you everyone who participated! My overarching goal for this...
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Shrink a log file…AUTOMATICALLY?
Today let’s talk about shrinking log files, and Minion Backup – still totally & forever free – and how they go together. First things first: why would you want to shrink a log file in the first...
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PASS BA Visual Data Storytelling precon session with Mico Yuk
CEO of BI Brainz | Author | Global Keynote Speaker | BI Influencer | Trainer | Blogger| BI Executive Advisor *@micoyuk*I am super excited that Mico Yuk is joining us again at PASS BA Conference!Mico...
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TSQL Tuesday #75 Round Up Redux
Okay so I already posted a round up post for this month. You can see it here. Tonight one of the participants, Rob Farley (Blog | Twitter) made me aware of the fact that I missed a HUGE opportunity in...
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Powershell script to create multiple SQL Server Connections
As with most of these types of things, I had a need. I want to show how using sys.dm_exec_[requests/sessions/connections] is better than sp_who. Particularly when you have a large number of...
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HP Superdome X for high-end OLTP/DW
No, Superdome X is not the name of the stadium where they played in the last Super Bowl. Rather, Superdome X is HP’s top of the line server running Windows Server 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2014. It can...
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SQL – List Server and DB Permsission
Database Level PermissionDECLARE@DBuser_sql VARCHAR(4000)DECLARE@DBuser_table TABLE( DBName VARCHAR(200), UserName VARCHAR(250), LoginType VARCHAR(500), AssociatedDatabaseRole...
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How to make SSMS beep when a query is done?
The other day I’m sitting at my computer, and this comes across Twitter. Well the good news is that there’s no need to develop anything. SQL Server Management Studio can already do this for you. Simply...
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Well that’s just neat: Row Level Security, new in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 offers Row Level Security, which sounds awfully cool. It’s apparently been available in Azure for a while, but the on-prem version is getting it, now. Securing Rows Okay, so: row level...
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Look at Blocked Process Reports Collected With Extended Events
SQL Server ConcurrencyPart One: Future Proofing for ConcurrencyPart Two: Look at Blocked Process Reports Collected With Extended EventsPart ThreeI just met a friend at a SQL Saturday who let me know...
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Fix a Network Binding Order Warning
Network Binding Order WarningOne of the more common errors I see when setting up a Windows cluster (usually in preparation for a SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance or a SQL Server Availability Group)...
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Finding All Selected Items In A Slicer In Excel 2016 Using TextJoin()
When you are using slicers with an Excel PivotTable it’s often useful to be able to get a comma-delimited list of the items selected in that slicer for use in a report title. It’s not easy to do...
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My favourite wait state– ASYNC_NETWORK_IO
Sometimes it does feel that a problem is a database problem until proven otherwise. When this does occur I have had to put a lot of time and effort into demonstrating the hows and whys. One of the...
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Article Series: Power BI Solutions for the Enterprise
I’m working on a series of articles about creating enterprise solutions with Power BI and the first article was published this past week in SQL Server Pro Magazine. I will republish the completed...
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I/O Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
What servers need the most attention when it comes to I/O? When I increase the memory on a server what effect does it have on I/O? What was it before the change and what was it afterwards?These are...
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Blogger questions: How often should I blog?
What with the #sqlnewblogger effort we’ve been seeing a lot of new bloggers (and some old ones starting up again) and there is one thing that seems to come up over and over again. How often should I...
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Using the new Azure Dashboard favourites and tiles
The new Azure Portal represents a huge improvement over the old Classic Azure Portal in terms of User eXperience and performance.If you were used to the old portal you’ll most probably have got to like...
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Presenting at SQL Saturday Madison 2016!
Thank you so much to the wonderful organizing committee of SQL Saturday Madison 2016 for selecting me to present!I’m a huge fan of Madison – it’s a great city that’s not-too-terribly far from my house....
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