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SQL SERVER – ERROR: Autogrow of file ‘MyDB_log’ in database ‘MyDB’ was cancelled by user or timed out after 30121 milliseconds

September 14, 2015

One of the most difficult and haunted issue for any DBA is to do a root cause analysis or RCA of a performance issue with SQL Server. That is why monitoring of SQL Server is very important and companies spend a lot of time in buying tools for that. Sometimes,…

Interview Question of the Week #036 – What is the difference between @@DATEFIRST and SET DATEFIRST?

September 13, 2015

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DateTime

Question: What is the difference between @@DATEFIRST and SET DATEFIRST with respect to SQL Server? Answer: SQL Server with US English as default language, SQL Server sets DATEFIRST to 7 (Sunday) by default. We can reset any day as the first day of the week using SET DATEFIRST 5 This will set…

SQL SERVER – Who Dropped Table or Database?

September 12, 2015

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Server Security

I used to run a series on Hero’s and Sherlock Holmes is one of my favorite. There is always a need to get to the bottom of the problem statement and whether you are a developer or a DBA, at least once you might have been asked one of the…

SQL SERVER – How to View Objects in mssqlsystemresource System Database?

September 11, 2015

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

The series of interview questions are always fun. Sometimes I get to hear strange questions and are worth a detailed post. This blog is in continuation to one such question that landed into my Inbox which I personally felt had to have little explanation. During interviews there would be at…

SQLAuthority News – Ryan Adams Running for PASS Board of Directors

September 11, 2015

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

SQL PASS

I recently learned that Ryan Adams is running for the PASS Board of Directors. I care for PASS which is a Professional Association of SQL Server. I care about who runs PASS as it directly affects my daily routine. Every year, I spend a good amount of time in making sure…

SQL SERVER – Introduction to Disk Systems

September 9, 2015

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

I generally on a drive to learn something new and if I can quickly learn from my friends who are expert in that field, then I just jump immediately to become a student. With the “teacher’s day” being celebrated last week, I was fortunate enough to get wishes from so…

SQL SERVER – Column Alias and Usage in Where Clause

September 8, 2015

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

You can assign a new name for a derived column in the SELECT statement which is also known as an alias name. But you need to understand how column alias are assigned and its scope