Availability groups or failover cluster instances protect different SQL Server boundaries; compare data copies, shared storage, failover, and cost.
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SQL SERVER – CTRL+SHIFT+] Shortcut to Select Code Between Two Parenthesis
CTRL+SHIFT+] in SSMS lets you select code between two parenthesis, handy for subqueries and CTEs. Here is how it works at a few cursor positions.
SQL SERVER – NTFS File System Performance for SQL Server
A reader asked how to tune the NTFS File System for an 80 GB SQL Server box. I start a list of best practices, like disabling disk indexing; help me finish it.
Find SQL Server Installation Date and Time with T-SQL
The SQL Server Installation Date is the create date of the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM login, and one short query reads it. This post compares that clue with other dates that look right but aren’t, shows how to work out an Evaluation expiry date, and lists the cases where the clue is wrong.
SQL SERVER – Tricks to Comment T-SQL in SSMS – SQL in Sixty Seconds #019 – Video
Three quick ways to comment T-SQL code and uncomment it in SSMS, starting with keyboard shortcuts. A SQL in Sixty Seconds video that saves time while debugging.
SQL SERVER – Monitoring SQL Server Database Transaction Log Space Growth – DBCC SQLPERF(logspace) – Puzzle for You
Old but still my favorite: DBCC SQLPERF(logspace) to monitor transaction log space growth, saved with the time of each snapshot. Plus a puzzle for you.
SQL Authority News – Weekend Project – Visiting Friend’s Company
My first Weekend Project: visiting a friend’s technical institute, which has grown into many cities with classes on BI, project management and networking.