With every release of SQL Server, Microsoft has been adding enhancements to the product. Earlier I have written below blogs talking about new features/enhancements. Now I will write about features for SQL Server 2016 which are COMPRESS – DECOMPRESS.
SQL SERVER – How to Create a Readable Secondary Server in SQL Server Standard – Notes from the Field #107
[Notes from Pinal]: The basic nature of human is greedy. When we get one thing which we desire the next thing. In the early world of SQL Server we got a secondary server as a backup or high availability. In earlier times the secondary server was not readable, it just served as a backup. At this point of time our human nature kicked in and we want to get more from the server, which was just sitting there most of the time. We wanted to make our secondary server readable. This is when I reached out to Kenneth and asked him what can we do to make our secondary server as a readable.
SQL SERVER – Fix SQL Server Index Fragmentation with dbForge Index Manager
You need to know SQL Server basics to keep database performance at the highest level. This knowledge will also help you to be prepared to any potential problems. When working with files, you may discover that there is not enough free space to store the required data in the file. By default, in such situations, SQL Server locks the file and extends it (it’s called – autogrow). Let us learn about SQL Server Index Fragmentation.
Interview Question of the Week #049 – Taking Database Offline
Here is the conversation which I observed the other day. Question: How do we take database off-line? Answer: Well, we can run following script to take the database offline. ALTER DATABASE [mydb] SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE Question: Let us assume that your boss suggest that you should wait 30…
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SQL SERVER – InMemory Tables on SQL Azure DB
There have been tons of enhancements in the InMemory space with SQL Server 2016. I am due to write about them in this blog. Having said that, one of my DBA friend asked me based on the Pluralsight course on SQL Server 2014 Administration – Does SQL Azure support InMemory…
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SQL SERVER – Easy Way to Import and Export SQL Server Data
I know from my personal experience that many SQL Server novice users have issues while uploading and downloading data in various formats. In my practice, this kind of tasks arise very often. I would prefer to automate the process for the recurrent tasks, if the file structure is not going to be changed. I can create a SSIS package, deploy it on a server and then schedule one through the SQL Agent.
Interview Question of the Week #048 – How to Move TempDB to Another Drive?
In a recent interview when the interviewer asked interview that TempDB can be moved to a different drive, Â the candidate was extremely surprised. For the benefits of the interviewee who did not know the answer, I have written this blog post. Question: How to move TempDB to another drive? Answer:…
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