The Resource database contains SQL Server system objects. I use version-specific guidance to locate its files and plan recovery.
SQL Server emergency? Email pinal@sqlauthority.com with URGENT in the subject line.
SQL SERVER – Several Readers Questions and Readers Answers
A collection of readers questions from this blog, with answers from other readers, like how to script table rows as INSERT statements and track changes.
SQLAuthority News – Leadership Quotes and Inspiration
Leadership is not the same as management. The quotes I shared in a recent leadership talk, from Nelson Mandela, Peter Drucker and others, which the team loved.
Getting Started in the SQL Server Community
Join the SQL Server community through user groups, online events, helpful answers, and a first short talk built from real practice.
SQLAuthority News – SQL Server 2008 R2 – Release Date in May 2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 has a release date in May 2010. Here is what is new, from Master Data Services to StreamInsight, and why it matters to you.
The First Hour on a Server Nobody Can Explain
Investigate a slow SQL Server in a fixed order, checking connectivity, blocking, waits, plans, and storage before changing the environment.
SQL SERVER – Find Statistics Update Date – Update Statistics
Stale statistics can hurt a query plan. Use STATS_DATE to find the statistics update date for each index, then update them if they look outdated.
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