Count locks per session by resource and mode, connect open transactions, and recognize escalation while keeping snapshot limits clear.
SQL SERVER Management Studio 18 – Enable Dark Theme
We are all techies and we love to use a dark theme in our IDEs. I get quite often a question about how to enable dark theme in SQL Server Management Studio.
Database Mail Health Check: Unsent Items and the Event Log
The alert job succeeded, yet nobody got the email. Here are three read-only checks that show whether Database Mail is really working.
SQL SERVER Management Studio – Completion Time in Messages
When the queries end, we know how long the query ran from the duration of the query but we never know their completion time.
Tables Containing a Column: Search by Name in SQL Server
To find tables containing a column, search sys.columns by name instead of opening tables one by one. This post searches one database, then every database on the server, and shows why an underscore in the pattern needs brackets. It also compares the data types of related columns.
How to Use Multiple Hints Together for a Query? – Interview Question of the Week #241
Question: How to Use Multiple Hints Together for a Query?
Answer: Of course, you can use multiple hints for a query. Here is an example of the same.
Query Runs Slow Occasionally: Five Checks to Find Why
When a query runs slow occasionally, the cause sits around the query: a lock, a job, a file growth, tempdb or a shortage of worker threads. This post gives one tested T-SQL check for each and a small demo for blocking and file growth. It also says what to do when all five checks find nothing.