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Sometimes you know that a problem occurred, but the tools are not giving you the right information. If you ever look at the Cluster Failover Manager for a Windows Cluster, sometimes that can happen. The user interface won’t show you any errors, but you KNOW there was an issue. This […]
As data professionals, we should always strive to keep our systems updated and patched to ensure proper security of our environments. Microsoft has moved away from releasing service packs to releasing just cumulative updates and the occasional hotfixes. These hotfixes may or may not be security related, but it behooves […]
If you are like me, you use the SSMS GUI for various things. Though, I tend to use scripts for the management of most things, I do check on the database growth rates of files using the GUI interface. While I was recently, doing a review of a client’s environment […]
Cloning things is all the rage these days…..even Storm Troopers. Anyway, by now, you probably have seen documentation on Query Store and DBCC Clonedatabase. Query Store, introduced in SQL Server 2016, is considered the “black box” or “flight recorder” of queries. It retains a history of executed queries, including run-time […]
In my experience, there have been occasions where SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) becomes unresponsive for a length of time. In one particular case, this occurred while I was expanding the list of databases. SSMS just sat there and waited for some unknown reason and became frustrating. The client eventually […]
Several months ago, I was looking at a question posted on ask.sqlservercentral.com. I discovered an answer to a question regarding how to move a large amount of data around quickly. The solution was related to an aspect of table partitioning that I was not aware of. If you aren’t familiar […]
You never know when the idea for a script will make an appearance. I had to work with composite primary keys recently while working on a project for a client. More specifically, I had to create a process that would dynamically (dynamic SQL?! Say it isn’t so?!) handle composite keys […]
Ok, I’ll admit it. I like scripts that are handy and do things. Especially if the scripts make my life easier. Now, not every environment is the same. Instances get configured differently or things change just due to the nature of the business. In a previous life I would routinely […]