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database master key

SQL SERVER – Always On Error: This Database is Encrypted by Database Master Key, You Need to Provide Valid Password When Adding it to the Availability Group

February 22, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL
AlwaysOn, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security

This database is encrypted by the database master key, you need to provide a valid password when adding it to the availability group.

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Transaction context

SQL SERVER – Linked Server Error – Msg 3910 – Transaction Context In Use By Another Session

February 19, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL
Linked Server, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Transactions

In this blog, I would share my understanding and the solution of Linked Server Error – Msg 3910 – Transaction context in use by another session.

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resource status

How to Measure Resource Status on Azure? – Interview Question of the Week #264

February 16, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Azure, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Every single time when I start working with Azure, I always want to know what is the status of Azure resource status or consumption in the last hour.

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Poor Indexing Strategies

SQL SERVER – Poor Indexing Strategies – 10 Don’ts for Indexes

February 13, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Clustered Index, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

The most questions were around section Poor Indexing Strategies and that lead me to write about 10 Don’ts for Indexes. Let us talk about it today.

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disableparametersniffing

SQL SERVER – Disable Parameter Sniffing with DISABLE_PARAMETER_SNIFFING Query Hint

February 12, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Parameter Sniffing, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Stored Procedure, SSMS

Recently during the Health Check, I had a great conversation about how to disable Parameter Sniffing and DISABLE_PARAMETER_SNIFFING Query Hint.

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fast N

SQL SERVER – OPTION(FAST N) Hint and Performance

February 11, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Execution Plan, Query Hint, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I have a very interesting situation while working with SQL Server 2019, which I had not faced before about OPTION(FAST N).

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dbcc reindex

What is the Replacement of DBCC DBREINDEX? – Interview Question of the Week #263

February 9, 2020
Pinal Dave
Personal
Maintenance Plan, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC

Question: What is the Replacement of DBCC DBREINDEX?

Answer: The answer to this question is very simple.

Here is the syntax:

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