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Feb19

SQL SERVER – PREEMPTIVE and Non-PREEMPTIVE – Wait Type – Day 19 of 28

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Wait Stats
26 Comments
In this blog post, we are going to talk about a very interesting subject. I often get questions related to SQL Server 2008 Book-Online about various Preemptive wait types. I got a few questions asking what these wait types are and how they could be interpreted. To get current wait…
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Feb18

SQL SERVER – LOGBUFFER – Wait Type – Day 18 of 28

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Wait Stats
2 Comments
At first, I was not planning to write about this wait type. The reason was simple- I have faced this only once in my lifetime so far maybe because it is one of the top 5 wait types. I am not sure if it is a common wait type or…
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Feb17

SQL SERVER – Introduction to Adaptive ETL Tool – How adaptive is your ETL?

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Business Intelligence, ETL, SSIS
2 Comments
I am often reminded by the fact that BI/data warehousing infrastructure is very brittle and not very adaptive to change. There are lots of basic use cases where data needs to be frequently loaded into SQL Server or another database. What I have found is that as long as the sources…
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Feb17

SQL SERVER – WRITELOG – Wait Type – Day 17 of 28

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Wait Stats
3 Comments

WRITELOG is one of the most interesting wait types. So far we have seen a lot of different wait types, but this log type is associated with log file which makes it interesting to deal with.

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Feb16

SQL SERVER – Guest Post – Jonathan Kehayias – Wait Type – Day 16 of 28

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
MVP, SQL Wait Stats
2 Comments
Jonathan Kehayias (Blog | Twitter) is a MCITP Database Administrator and Developer, who got started in SQL Server in 2004 as a database developer and report writer in the natural gas industry. After spending two and a half years working in TSQL, in late 2006, he transitioned to the role…
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Feb15

SQL SERVER – LCK_M_XXX – Wait Type – Day 15 of 28

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Server, SQL Wait Stats
5 Comments
Locking is a mechanism used by the SQL Server Database Engine to synchronize access by multiple users to the same piece of data, at the same time. In simpler words, it maintains the integrity of data by protecting (or preventing) access to the database object. From Book On-Line: LCK_M_BU Occurs…
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Feb14

SQL SERVER – BACKUPIO, BACKUPBUFFER – Wait Type – Day 14 of 28

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Wait Stats
4 Comments
Backup is the most important task for any database admin. Your data is at risk if you are not performing database backup. Honestly, I have seen many DBAs who know how to take backups but do not know how to restore it. (Sigh!) In this blog post we are going…
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SQL SERVER – PREEMPTIVE and Non-PREEMPTIVE – Wait Type – Day 19 of 28

SQL SERVER – LOGBUFFER – Wait Type – Day 18 of 28

SQL SERVER – Introduction to Adaptive ETL Tool – How adaptive is your ETL?

SQL SERVER – WRITELOG – Wait Type – Day 17 of 28

SQL SERVER – Guest Post – Jonathan Kehayias – Wait Type – Day 16 of 28

SQL SERVER – LCK_M_XXX – Wait Type – Day 15 of 28

SQL SERVER – BACKUPIO, BACKUPBUFFER – Wait Type – Day 14 of 28

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Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 109 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.

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