During recent SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop I receive following question about Query Optimizer Fixes.
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SQL Download – SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) – Performance Dashboard
The latest SQL Server Management Studio now includes the Performance Dashboard by default. Here is the free SSMS download link and a quick look at it.
SQL SERVER – How to Build Three Part Name from Object_ID – Part 2?
Rin Sitah replied to my interview question with a neat alternative way to build three part name from Object_ID using sys.objects and sys.schemas.
SQL SERVER – How to Convert CollationID to Collation Name?
A reader with only MDF files and no backups got a CollationID from DBCC CHECKPRIMARYFILE. Here is how to convert that CollationID to a Collation Name.
How to Build Three Part Name from Object_ID? – Interview Question of the Week #134
If you only have an object_id, can you get the database, schema and object name? Here is a simple script that builds the Three Part Name from Object_ID.
SQL SERVER – FIX: The Log for Database Cannot be Shrunk Until All Secondaries Have Moved Past the Point Where the Log was Added
Shrinking a bloated AlwaysOn log gave me: the log cannot be shrunk until All Secondaries have moved past the point where the log was added. Here is the fix.
SQL SERVER – Caution: Adding Node in AlwaysOn Availability Group
Three clients hit the same issue after adding node at a DR site to an AlwaysOn cluster: disks on the original servers went offline. Here is what to watch for.
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