It has been a long time since SQL Server 2008 R2 got Service Pack Update. Microsoft has finally released SQL Server 2008 R2 service pack 3and its feature pack. SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 contains fixes to issues reported as well as Hotfix solutions have provided since SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 up to and including Cumulative Update 13.
SQL SERVER – Extension of the SQL Server Natively Compiled Stored Procedures
Earlier I wrote a blog post about the Location of Natively Compiled Stored Procedure and Naming Convention. In this blog post, I wrote about location of natively compiled stored procedures.
SQL SERVER – Performance Dashboard – Historic Information
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Read MoreSQL SERVER – Database Taking Long Time to Create – Notes from the Field #047
[Notes from Pinal]: There are few things which confuse us when we encounter first time, however, there are few concepts which confuses us even though we face them multiple times. One of the such subjects is database taking a long time to create. Think about it, if you see a…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Performance Dashboard: Current Activity Section Reports
You are driving on the highway and you want to know your speed because there are cops generally in that areas – you watch the dashboard. Your kid seems to be fiddling with your cell phone – you want to see what they are doing actually and not accidentally making…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – SSMS: Performance Dashboard Reports – Home Page details
Earlier we discussed in detail what the SSMS: Server Dashboard Report looks like when working with SQL Server Management Studio standard reports. These dashboard reports are an arsenal of amazing wealth of information packed in one single view. The Dashboard homepage for Performance Dashboard reports are no less in that…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – SSMS: Performance Dashboard Installation and Configuration
If the standard set of reports were not enough, in this blog, let me introduce an interesting addition to the reports. This is called as Performance Dashboard reports. There are a set of predefined additional custom reports, built by Microsoft SQL Server Support team members, which are worth a look…
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