Stop badly shaped product codes before they reach a report. A short, tested walk-through of anchors, NULLs and adding the rule to old data.
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How Much Memory is in Locked Pages? – Interview Question of the Week #228
Question: How Much Memory is in Locked Pages? Answer: Before we see the answer to this question, I suggest you read the blog post here first.
SQL SERVER – Script: Find Last System / Operating System Reboot or Restart Time
Sometimes we need to find last reboot time of the server via some script. In this blog, I am sharing the script to find the last system reboot time.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 7416 – Access to the Remote Server is Denied Because No Login-mapping Exists
In this blog we would talk about fixing error 7416 – Access to the remote server is denied because no login-mapping exists.
MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_ELEVATE_TO_SNAPSHOT: How to Check It Is On
MEMORY_OPTIMIZED_ELEVATE_TO_SNAPSHOT is a database option, so DBCC USEROPTIONS never shows it. This post reads the option from sys.databases and from DATABASEPROPERTYEX, turns it on in a demo database and finds every database that has it. It also shows a guarded script you can reuse in deployments.
Coffee Mug – Indexes and SELECT Queries
Sometimes I feel like I have become a kid again. This morning I received a coffee mug with printed quotes of Indexes and SELECT Queries.
SQL SERVER – 3 Questions: An Index Reduces Performance of SELECT Queries
An index can reduce the Performance of SELECT Queries when it changes a particular plan unfavorably. Readers asked three follow-up questions.
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