Earlier this week, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 support ended. I am mentioning Microsoft’s Official Support End Dates for different versions.
SQL SERVER – What is Wait Type Parallel Backup Queue?
Only official documentation which I could find was about wait statistics related to Parallel Backup Queue is very little available online.
SQL SERVER – Different Size of COPY_ONLY Full Backup on Primary and Secondary Replica in Always On
We will learn how the full backup size can be different on the primary and secondary replica for an availability database in Always On availability group.
SQL SERVER – Getting Started with DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE on SQL Azure
First thing first – the command DBCC FLUSHAUTHCACHE only is supported on SQL Azure. The behavior of change of password is a bit different on SQL Azure.
SQL SERVER – DROP Multiple Temp Tables Using Cursors on Azure
SQL Server Expert Ahliana Byrd has written a very interesting script to DROP Multiple Temp Tables Using Cursors on Azure, which we have included today.
SQL SERVER – Impact of CHECKPOINT and DBCC DROPCLEANBUFFERS on Memory
Today we will discuss the Impact of CHECKPOINT and DBCC DROPCLEANBUFFERS on Memory. We will see how each of them clears dirty and clean pages from the buffer memory pool.
Database Diagram – Available Again in SQL Server Management Studio 18.1 Onwards
Database Diagram was one of the most popular features of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). This feature was available in SSMS till version 17.9.