SQL SERVER – Identify Disk Latency on SQL Server Box Using PowerShell

Couple of week back, I was playing around with using Powershell for some simple activities. The fall out of that was the ability to search the SQL Server Error Logs. Though we can search for anything, I just showed you a case of usage. In this blog post, I will talk about one of the most sought after request for searching what the disk latencies are. Let us see a powershell script for for Identify Disk Latency on SQL Server Box.

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Interview Question of the Week #021 – Difference Between Index Seek and Index Scan (Table Scan)

Question: What is the difference between Index Seek and Index Scan? Answer: Index Scan retrieves all the rows from the table. Index Seek retrieves selective rows from the table. Index Scan: Since a scan touches every row in the table whether or not it qualifies, the cost is proportional to the…
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