Yesterday when I wrote about what I learnt from Vinod’s session at the SQL Server User Group meeting, one of my friends wrote back asking what else was discussed. Though I knew some of the tips and tricks he showed as part of the sessions, there were few that stuck in my mind. His session around security and how some of the fundamentals were shaken was worth every minute. In this blog we will discuss about how we can switch column in grid output.
SQL SERVER – Hidden SSMS Gem: Find Dialog’s Unknown Functionality
I have an eye for details and I try to keep looking for something new to some of the tasks I have been doing for years together. This exploration and quest to learn new techniques is what has made me survive longer in this industry I suppose. So let me talk about my learning from the recent SQL Server Bangalore UG Meet. I was sitting with my SQL friends and there were topics around what one must try some of the new tooling capabilities that SQL Server 2016 has brought to the table. I am always intrigued by some of these conversations as it gets me a different perspective. This is when I saw my good friend Vinod Kumar (MTC Architect) get on stage to show some cool tips for being productive. Let us learn about Hidden SSMS Gem.
SQL SERVER – Set AUTO_CLOSE Database Option to OFF for Better Performance
As many of you know, I am an indecent SQL Server Consultant, who purely focus on SQL Server Performance. Every single day, I keep two slots each hour long available for users who need my help urgently. I never ever pre-book them because, I believe it is critical to help people who needs help NOW. Well let us learn in this blog post about how I recently helped a customer to improve performance by turning off AUTO_CLOSE Database Option.
SQL SERVER – How to Hide Number of Rows Affected Message? – SET NOCOUNT
In this blog post, we are going to talk about how to hide the number of rows affected messages with the help of SET NOCOUNT.
How to Find Missing SQL Server Configuration Manager? – Interview Question of the Week #089
Question: I just installed the latest version of SQL Server and now I am not able to find SQL Server Configuration Manager. What should I do?
SQL SERVER – How to Increase the SSMS Grid Font Size?
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is part of SQL DBAs life. I use it while doing the presentation. If you are sitting in a big room like below, then the guy sitting in the last row may not be able to see it properly. As a conference speaker and trainer, it is very critical for me to make sure that everyone in the room understand and learn from me. Let us learn in this blog post how to increase the SSMS Grid Font Size?
SQL SERVER – SSMS Enhancement – Databases Node Filter Capability
I have been playing around with SQL Server 2016 for a while now and it is interesting how some of the things have changed drastically with this release. One of the key things I felt was the ability to have a different cycle for SQL Server Management Studio (a.k.a SSMS) enhancements. Since this is a client tool, I see that Microsoft has gone ahead with updating the tool almost every month now. Let us learn about SSMS Enhancement.