A client could query a table but was unable to see tables in SSMS Object Explorer. A DENY permission was the cause. Here is how I tracked it down.
Temporal History Queries: Indexing the History Table for Speed
Your current table is tiny, but the AS OF question hides in the history table. See the reads before and after a key-first index, and what it costs.
Slow Database Creation in SQL Server: Causes and Fixes
Slow database creation in SQL Server comes down to its files: how big they are, and whether SQL Server must zero every byte. This post checks the three usual suspects, the size of the model database, instant file initialization and the log file, and times each one with a script. It also shows the wait type to look for while a large CREATE DATABASE runs.
SQL SERVER – Maintenance Plan failing with 0x80131904 – A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server.
After patching, a client found every Maintenance Plan failing with 0x80131904, a network-related or instance-specific error. Here is the cause and the fix.
How to do Pagination in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #111
How do you do pagination in SQL Server? A popular interview question. Instead of pulling every row into the app, here is a method that returns just one page.
SQL SERVER – Event ID 26 – Your SQL Server Installation is Either Corrupt or has Been Tampered With (Error Getting Instance Name)
A named instance would not start, and Event ID 26 said the install was corrupt or tampered with (Error Getting Instance Name). Here is what I found.
SQL SERVER – Fix: Error: 1934, Level 16, INSERT or UPDATE Failed Because the Following SET Options have Incorrect Settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’.
A query ran fine in SSMS but failed in an Agent job with error 1934: SET options have incorrect settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’. Here is the simple fix.