Let me ask you a quick question – how many timezone SQL Server supports? The answer is for SQL Server 2019 it is 141. Yes, it is true.
CPU Running 100% – SQL in Sixty Seconds #185
I got lots of responses to this blog and people wanted me to create a video for this topic. Here, I have a video for CPU Running 100%.
SQL SERVER – Measure Index Performance
My client reached out to me asking if there is a way to measure the performance of the newly created index. How to measure index performance.Â
SQL SERVER – Empty Database Authentication Cache with DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE
A very interesting DBCC command I recently came across and that is DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE. DBCC function applies to Azure SQL Database.
SQL SERVER – Last Used Stored Procedure
“Is there any way to know the last used stored procedure in SQL Server?” Well, I was asked this during Health Check.Â
Why should you attend the PASS Data Community Summit?
I was one of those cheering on from the sidelines. Let us learn Why should you attend the PASS Data Community Summit?
SQL SERVER – Fix Error – Cannot execute as the database principal because the principal “dbo” does not exist
One of my clients recently sent me an email with the following error. The error was visible in the error log and was about the database principal.Â
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