An interview question: how do you find a table row count without using T-SQL or opening the table? SSMS table properties show it on the Storage page.
The Blocked Process Report
The blocked process report shows the waiting session and blocker after a configured threshold, with Extended Events capturing the XML for review.
Comparing Two Wait Stats Snapshots to See What Changed
Compare wait stats snapshots over a chosen window, subtract cumulative counters, remove background waits, and calculate rates and average waits.
SQL SERVER – Interview Questions – Difficult SQL Puzzle
Today at my organization, we had nearly 30 interviews scheduled of DBA and .NET developers. Let us see a difficult SQL puzzle.
SQLAuthority News – 10 Motivational Quotes from Technologiest of the Past
Here are 10 motivational quotes from great technologists of the past, from Elbert Hubbard to Thomas Edison and Douglas Adams. Add your favorite too.
Comparing Float Values: Why 0.1 + 0.2 Is Not 0.3 in SQL Server
Why does 0.1 + 0.2 miss 0.3 only when float is involved? A few tiny queries show the hidden digits, the drifting sum and two clean fixes.
TIMEFROMPARTS: Fraction Values Follow the Precision
TIMEFROMPARTS builds a time from separate components. The same fractions argument means milliseconds at precision three and much smaller units at precision seven.