The best part of my SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop is that at the end of the workshop we spend quite a good amount of time to solve the issues users have in their production system. During one of the recent workshop, I was asked a very interesting question about temporary tables.
SQL SERVER – How to See Scripts Executing in sp_executesql?
Question: How to See Scripts Executing in sp_executesql?
NuoDB – 3 Important Features of Elastic SQL Database Every One Must Know
During during a consulting engagement, I was asked if I know anything about NuoDB and what is my opinion about it. Well, NuoDB has been my favorite Elastic SQL Database and I have been using it for a while where I find relational database hits their limits and NewSQL solution NuoDB is the solution.
SQL SERVER – Why Edition Upgrade is Not Upgrading Edition of SQL Server?
Sometimes many DBAs are so expert in many areas like performance tuning or backup/restore, they miss simple stuff. One of my DBA friends was running Standard Edition of SQL Server 2016 in production and want to upgrade the edition to Enterprise – core based edition. Let us learn about Edition Upgrade issue.
What is the Default Datatype of NULL? – Interview Question of the Week #131
Question: What is the Default Datatype of NULL?
SQL SERVER – Missing Columns and Other Folders in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in Object Explorer
On Random basis, I do get some emails and comments on my blog which makes me do some research and write more blogs to share my thoughts and findings. This blog is an outcome of one such email communication with a user. Let us learn about missing columns in SSMS.
SQL SERVER – Setup Rule: Microsoft .NET Application Security. The computer cannot access the Internet
There are many rules in SQL Server setup which are checked to make sure that the user is not seeing failure at the end of the installation. Most of the rules are generally passed, but few of them are known to generate warnings. One of such rule is Microsoft .NET Application Security which can be seen below.
Heimdall Data Auto-Caching for SQL Server – No Changes to Application
I found a unique caching solution that accelerates SQL Server. Heimdall Data auto-caches and auto-invalidates, removing complex configuration. It requires zero changes to your application and database. Try out the best possible solution for auto-caching.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL When Service Account is Removed From Local Administrators Group. Why?
One of my clients wanted to secure their SQL Server. One of the rules was that wanted to avoid running SQL Server service with an account which is part of local “Administrators” group. They wanted to provide the minimal permissions needed for the SQL server service account for SQL Server to function.
SQL SERVER – How to Pass Parameters to the Stored Procedure?
After so many years of existence of the stored procedures, I still see developers struggling to execute the stored procedure. Every other day I receive a question in an email asking how to pass parameters to the stored procedure.