Generally, I like to pick and choose the way various services are installed when working with SQL Server. I am careful not to have unnecessary services like “Reporting Services”, “Agent” etc running. I install them and keep them in a switched off state because I don’t like to keep eating away the resources on my PC during startup. But this is more of a best practice in general, I see not many doing.
SQL SERVER – Maintain Carriage Return (Enter Key) in SQL Server 2016 Management Studio While Copy and Paste
With every new release some of the default behavior can surprise because you are so much used to them. But when they don’t behave the same, it baffles to when some of these changes were introduced. In pursuit of finding such behavior, while I was working with SQL Server 2016 Management Studio, I was surprised to see a behavior which didn’t seem to be right. You can also try it too.
SQL SERVER – Puzzle – Solve Splitting Strings Puzzle
Some puzzles come as legacy and a great way to do sometimes interviews. In the past, I have written some innovative solutions when it comes to splitting strings inside SQL Server. One of them is at: SQL SERVER – Split Comma Separated List Without Using a Function. Though this is a good solution, many have some back to say this is not a clean or a native way to work with strings. Let us learn about Splitting Strings puzzle.
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SQL SERVER – Identifying Application vs Network Performance Issues
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SQL SERVER – SSMS Tip: How to Get Larger Fonts for Results in Grid Output
A couple of weeks back, I was at the GIDS (Great Indian Developer Conference) speaking on my favorite topic of performance. Often as a speaker I make sure I attend a couple of sessions from friends or from people in the industry to learn something completely new. It is easier to learn from someone who has done all the hard work of doing research compared to investing that time all by yourself to learn the nuances of the topic. Let us learn about SSMS Tip.
SQL SERVER – Configuration Manager – MMC could not create the snap-in. The snap-in might not have been installed correctly
I have always felt the social media has a bigger impact on the current generation. It can easily spoil their time on one side or it can be awesomely productive if utilized the right way. As there are two sides to the coin, social media also have a similar effect on people. I have personally wanted to see the bright side because it gets access to people easier now. The space for being private has decreased and we can easily be web searchable. Whenever I get time, I try to help on public forums and even on my Facebook page of SQLAuthority. Recently, one of the friendliest contacted me with below error while opening configuration manager over Facebook.
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