Why is it so hard for a DBA before taking vacation to relax? For T-SQL Tuesday I share my best practices, starting with the hardest: do not think about your job.
Documenting a Server You Just Inherited
Documenting a server you just inherited starts with identity, databases, files, jobs, access, alerts, and tested recovery ownership.
Monitoring Availability Group Health
Monitor availability group health through replica connection state, database synchronization, send and redo queues, and failover readiness checks.
GENERATE_SERIES: Make the Step Explicit
GENERATE_SERIES returns numbers within a declared range. These read-only examples specify the step, preserve input types and order every returned series deliberately.
SQLAuthority News – Community Tech Days, Ahmedabad – July 24, 2010
Heavy rain did not stop Ahmedabad: around 300 people came to Community Tech Days on July 24, 2010, many standing at the back. Thank you to a great community.
SQL SERVER – Parallelism Query in Database
Feodor asked how to get a parallelism query plan on a dual core computer using AdventureWorks. Here is the T-SQL I used to reproduce a parallel plan.
Heap Tables: When a Table Without a Clustered Index Hurts
Find heap tables, inspect forwarded records and empty-page behavior, and choose between a clustered index and a planned rebuild.