I have in numerous places told that the first tool that I often open when the computer boots up will be SQL Server Management Studio. I get intrigued whenever someone comes up with an error relating to SSMS. There is something that gets my troubleshooting character out and I get out full swing to solve the same. Don’t you ever like such challenges? I am for sure you like similar challenges. One of my clients reported below problem with Network Servers List in SQL Server Management Studio.
SQL SERVER – Install Error – Could not Find the Database Engine Startup Handle
Note: There are multiple reason of above error and this blog shows just one of them. I am sure that this blog would give you guideline about what do to in case you see this error about install error.
Free DBA Tools for SQL Server Professionals – Notes from the Field #133
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 133rd episode of Notes from the Field series. I know Mike for many years and Mike has always inspired me with his positive energy. I have always enjoyed spending time with him as I have always learned something new but along with it, I have also improved as a human. It is very critical that we often meet someone who is not only technically brilliant but gives us a different viewpoint of life. I really respect Mike and enjoy love talking to him. Today is going to a fun note from Mike about Free DBA Tools.
SQL SERVER – Delayed Durability, or The Story of How to Speed Up Autotests From 11 to 2.5 Minutes
This is one of the most interesting stories written by my friend Syrovatchenko Sergey. He is an expert on SQL Server and works at Devart. Just like me he also shares his passion for Wait Stats and new features of the SQL Server. In this blog post he talks about one of the most interesting feature about Delayed Durability. I strongly encourage that you find sometime during your day to read this blog post and discover more about this topic.
SQL SERVER – Tracking Database Dependencies
If database changes are needed to be made at a column level, it’s essential that you perform impact assessment in order to determine which objects will be affected after the change. This means that SQL table column dependencies within a database need to be analyzed.
ApexSQL Clean is a tool that is used to analyze SQL server database dependencies and also to remove unwanted objects.
To analyze table column dependencies within a SQL database the first thing you need to do is to create a new project. That can be done by clicking the New button in the Home tab and choosing the desired server and the database.
SQL SERVER – Identifying If Database Supports InMemory OLTP Functionality
I had recently received an email about InMemory OLTP Functionality in Email when I was having a vacation with my family in the Australia.
How to Change Fill Factor in SQL Server – Interview Question of the Week #080
It is surprising to see that lots of people do not know that SQL Server Fill Factor 0 (which is the default value when SQL Server is installed) is equal to value as 100.
SQL SERVER – Query to Get CPU Usage History for SQL Server and Operating System
I have seen a number of customers manage their SQL Server environments in an adhoc manner. These accidental DBA’s need to know what happened in the system in a chronological order or even worst need to know what led to the lead up to a particular problem. Many times when we troubleshoot a problem with high CPU, its asked that when it all started and do we have any historical data of CPU usage? Here is the one query which I have re-written to have more details. Let us see Query to Get CPU Usage History for SQL Server and Operating System.
Life Lessons – Are There Rules for Interacting With Customers?
I personally don’t claim to know everything and most of my soft skills, learning/techniques has got seasoned over the years. Interacting With Customers
SQL SERVER 2016 – Encrypt Your PII Data – Notes from the Field #132
[Note from Pinal]: In this episode of the Notes from the Field series database expert Mike Lawell talks about his thoughts and observation about SQL Server 2016 Encryption. Security of the data is very important and we often spend so many hours securing our data. However, lots of people do not understand about Encrpting about their database personal information. Every single day you will find plenty of incidents where PII data is stolen or misused. I discussed about this with Mike and of Linchpin People and he was very kind to share his view on encryption of PII data and SQL Server 2016. Let us read Mike’s story in his own words.