CPU Usage History helps me establish when a reported problem began. It gives a timeline rather than identifying the responsible query.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
Life Lessons – Are There Rules for Interacting With Customers?
I personally don’t claim to know everything and most of my soft skills, learning/techniques has got seasoned over the years. Interacting With Customers
SQL SERVER 2016 – Encrypt Your PII Data – Notes from the Field #132
Mike Lawell’s PII data lesson raises a lasting question about exposure. This refresh clarifies encryption boundaries, key management and Always Encrypted.
SQL SERVER 2016 – Developer Edition Does Not Expire Like Evaluation Edition
Developer Edition is not the 180-day Evaluation Edition. I check the edition before treating a calculated date as an expiration.
SQL Server Audit: Tracking Who Read or Changed Sensitive Tables
Configure SQL Server Audit for reads and changes, inspect file records by user and time, and plan retention and target failures.
The Row Version Tag: Page Splits After Turning On RCSI
Turn on RCSI and every row you update gets a little bigger. On packed pages that means page splits, and I show the numbers on a small demo table.
How to Send Execution Plan in Email? – Interview Question of the Week #079
After answering over 2000 performance emails, I saw that many users do not know how to send execution plan in email. Here is the easy way to do it.
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