When I wrote my previous blog post on SQL SERVER – Finding Tables Created Last Week – DBA Tip, lesser did I know something as simple as this can become such an interesting topic of conversation. I have been overwhelmed with the number of emails I have got in the past week to know more about such real life scenarios. Having said that, a number of you also asked are there a much easier way to look at the same inside SQL Server Management Studio.
Interview Question of the Week #002 – Script to Find Byte Size of a Row for All the Tables in Database
In recent times I was part of the interview panel where I was stunned to see that following question was asked to interviewee. I personally believed that this question is no longer relevant as we are in the age where database are capable to handle large amount of data and the…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – What is the query used in sp_cursorfetch and FETCH API_CURSOR?
In a recent debugging exercise for performance, one of my friend recently posted a question to me: “When I view activity monitor, under the recent expensive queries and under query column, there I see a “fetch api_cursor0000000000000003”. What is this? How can I know what was running behind this query?…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – What is is_not_trusted in sys.foreign_keys?
My greatest source of learning is via my blog. Many of you take time in asking your toughest questions and sometimes basic questions that make me think. This interaction creates a source of exploration for me and ultimately translates into my knowledge sharing. All questions asked by DBAs are not…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Iterating over Metadata with BimlScript – Notes from the Field #061
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 61st episode of Notes from the Field series. One of the common question I receive every other day is – I have learned BI but I feel that there is no automation in the BI field, what should I do? How do I go beyond learning…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Schema Change Reports – SQL in Sixty Seconds #078
Earlier, I wrote a blog post about Schema Change Reports and Finding Tables Created Last Week – DBA Tip. I received quite a few emails about the same. It seems like a quite a popular topic. As per few requests I have created a very short 60 second video on this…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Finding Tables Created Last Week – DBA Tip
My conversations with my DBA friends are always interesting. They have unique ways to solve problems and organizations take them for granted. Most of the DBA’s want to be in control of their environment. There is no second thought on it when it comes to delivery from their side. In…
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