In my earlier post, SQL SERVER – How to DELETE Multiple Table Together Via SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)? I showed you how to DROP Statement multiple tables together using a wizard in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
SQL SERVER – DBCC CHECKDB Waiting for PREEMPTIVE_OS_DEVICEIOCONTROL
As you might already know that I am a SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert who also acts as a “on-demand consultant” for many organizations across the world who have performance tuning or any other issue related to SQL Server. Once I was working with one of my clients and their DBA asked a question. In this blog, we would learn about possible ways to handle a situation where DBCC CHECKDB is indefinitely waiting for PREEMPTIVE_OS_DEVICEIOCONTROL.
Do Index Reorganization Update Statistics? – Interview Question of the Week #196
Question: Do Index Reorganization Update Statistics?
Answer: No. Index Reorganization does not update Statistics of your database.
SQL SERVER – Always On Availability Groups and Full-Text Index
One of the most successful offerings from me has been Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. Sometimes during my assistance, some random issues appear which I try to solve as well. In a recent engagement, one of their developers asked a question about the coexistence of full-text index and always on availability groups. In this blog, we would learn about one common issue which you might face when full text and availability group is used together.
SQL SERVER – New Way to Use DBCC Page in SQL Server 2019
As soon as a new version of SQL Server is announced, I always try to find new things and update my old post with new information or write a new post. In this blog, we would learn about new function introduced in SQL Server 2019 which is a partial replacement of DBCC PAGE.
If you have not heard about the capability of DBCC PAGE then you can look at my earlier blog on the same topic. SQL SERVER – Identifying Page Types
SQL SERVER – Unable to Create Always On Listener – Attempt to Locate a Writeable Domain Controller (in Domain Unspecified Domain) Failed
This is one of the common causes in Always On for which my clients contact me – “Unable to create listener”. In this blog we would learn about how to fix event Id 1212 – Attempt to locate a writeable domain controller.
SQL SERVER – Always On Secondary Replica Huge Redo Queue – Version Store is Full. New Version(s) Could Not be Added
One of my earlier clients to whom I helped in configuration Always On Availability Group came back to me with strange behavior. In this blog, we would discuss error Version store is full. New version(s) could not be added. In this situation, I also found that the redo queue was increasing continuously on the secondary replica.
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.
Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.
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