Yesterday I posted a blog about a new DMV, which is introduced in SQL Server 2016. You can read the blog post here: Get Wait Stats Related to Specific Session ID With sys.dm_exec_session_wait_stats. After reading the blog post, I have received quite a few emails about SQL Server Wait Stats Collection Scripts. One of the question was is my earlier script still valid to collect the SQL Wait Stats for SQL Server 2016 and Later Versions.
SQL SERVER – Get Wait Stats Related to Specific Session ID With sys.dm_exec_session_wait_stats
First thing first, this feature of getting wait stats related to Specific Session ID with sys.dm_exec_session_wait_stats will only work with SQL Server 2016 or later version of SQL Server. If you attempt to run this on earlier versions of SQL Server, you will for sure get an error.
SQL SERVER – 3 Different Usage of DBCC SQLPERF
Have you ever wondered what does DBCC SQLPERF do in SQL Server?
SQL Server – Configuration Manager Console Running Very Slow and Time Out
SQL Server Performance Tuning is my hobby, passion and a job. During my recent consulting engagement for Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I had to face a very interesting situation which I had never faced before. I personally take any consulting gig where SQL Server is running slow, it does not matter if it is Configuration Manager Console, Dynamics, NAV, SharePoint or any other application which runs SQL Server as a database.
SQL SERVER – Database Scoped Configurations – Query Optimizer Fixes
During recent SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop I receive following question about Query Optimizer Fixes.
SQL Download – SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) – Performance Dashboard
It has been quite a long time since I stopped posting about various SQL downloads available on the interest. The reason was that many users were not interested in learning about it. However the latest release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), requires a mention about it. The latest version contains Performance Dashboard by default.
SQL SERVER – How to Abort Index Rebuilding After Specific Time?
My favorite part of the SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop is the last part where we open up the floor for questions. Here is one question I received from a DBA last week about index rebuilding.