Just a quick note that SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimizations Seminar series which I am offering at Hyderabad and Pune are almost all sold out. Read the details of the earlier successful seminar conducted at Colombo, Sri Lanka over here. Hyderabad Nov 27-28, 2010 (Last 3 Seats Left) Best…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – History of SQL Server Database Encryption
I recently met Michael Coles and Rodeney Landrum the author of one of the kind book Expert SQL Server 2008 Encryption at SQLPASS in Seattle. During the conversation we ended up how Microsoft is evolving encryption technology. The same discussion lead to talking about history of encryption tools in SQL…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – Download Whitepaper – Understanding and Controlling Parallel Query Processing in SQL Server
My recently article SQL SERVER – Reducing CXPACKET Wait Stats for High Transactional Database has received many good comments regarding MAXDOP 1 and MAXDOP 0. I really enjoyed reading the comments as the comments are received from industry leaders and gurus. I was further researching on the subject and I end…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Information Related to DATETIME and DATETIME2
I recently received interesting comment on the blog regarding workaround to overcome the precision issue while dealing with DATETIME and DATETIME2. I have written over this subject earlier over here. SQL SERVER – Difference Between GETDATE and SYSDATETIME SQL SERVER – Difference Between DATETIME and DATETIME2 – WITH GETDATE SQL…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Reducing CXPACKET Wait Stats for High Transactional Database
While engaging in a performance tuning consultation for a client, a situation occurred where they were facing a lot of CXPACKET Waits Stats. The client asked me if I could help them reduce this huge number of wait stats. I usually receive this kind of request from other client as…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Get All the Information of Database using sys.databases
Earlier I wrote blog article SQL SERVER – Finding Last Backup Time for All Database. In the response of this article I have received very interesting script from SQL Server Expert Matteo as a comment in the blog. He has written script using sys.databases which provides plenty of the information…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – SQL Server Denali CTP1 – Release Date November 9, 2010
I am very excited as I was about to witness SQL Server 2011 – Code Named “Denali” is released on November 11, 2010 at SQLPASS. I will write a detail report for the same in future. You can download CTP1 right away right now and install on your machine. The…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Get Database Backup History for a Single Database
I recently wrote article SQL SERVER – Finding Last Backup Time for All Database and requested blog readers to respond with their own script which they use it Database Backup. Here is the script suggested by SQL Expert aasim abdullah, who has written excellent script which goes back and retrieves…
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