While trying to prepare for a demo, I ran into some interesting error. When I searched for error about STOPAT on the internet, there were not many clear answers so I thought of sharing on my blog. Actually, my demo was all about point in time restore feature of SQL Server. I was trying something similar given in my earlier blog.
Hyper V: Error and Fix – Fix – Boot failure. Reboot and Select proper Boot device
While trying to deploy new machines on my Hyper-V, I faced an error. Boot failure. Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device It was a VHD file which I downloaded from Microsoft site. I searched for the solution on many sites and they…
Read MoreSQL SERVER 2016 – InMemory OLTP support for Foreign Key
When InMemory OLTP was introduced in SQL Server 2014, there were a number of limitations that restricted customers to effectively use the capability. One of the most commonly asked capability was around the ability to create Foreign Keys. On first look, I thought this was always available. But while experimenting…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Dedicated Database Development with SQL Source Control
We all make mistake and we all wish that we have not made those mistakes. In the field of the development, there are proper solutions, but in the world of SQL, there are not many solutions. I recently asked the same question to my friend Andrey from Devart and he has provided me a wonderful blog post about how one can do dedicated database development with SQL Source Control.
Interview Question of the Week #054 – Retrieve User Defined Object Details from sys.objects
Sometimes questions in the interview are extremely open ended and such questions can be very useful for candidate to play around with. For example, in one of the recent interview one of the interviewer asked the candidate that what is his favorite T-SQL script as a database administrator. The answer…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Performance counter missing! DMV sys.dm_os_performance_counters is Empty
The topic around performance tuning is the most sought out search on this blog. Almost every single day the top search that lands here are around performance or around some random errors one might receive from the application. If you are a DBA, the first high level tool that you…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Starting / Stopping SQL Server Agent Services using PowerShell
Writing utility scripts are one way to become smarter when working with computers. From time to time I get asked about some tasks folks use repetitively and are being counterproductive. On this note, I wanted to paint a scenario which I saw one of the DBA’s doing on their environment…
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