One of my client of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check sent me the following email about SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY Function. I really love my job as SQL Server consultant as I get to learn most of the new stuff or discover the hidden knowledge nuggets which I have discovered. Today’s problem is one such problem which I had never come across till I was asked this question by my client.
SQL SERVER – FCB::Open Failed – TEMPDB Files Fail to be Created with Error: “CREATE FILE Encountered Operating System Error 3”
Once there was an urgent request from my client and they asked my assistance. Without wasting any time, I sent them GoToMeeting invite and started working. In this blog we would learn how to fix FCB::Open failed for TempDB database.
Does NOLOCK Really Applies No Lock? – Interview Question of the Week #209
Question: Does NOLOCK Really Applies No Lock?
Answer: The answer is NOLOCK do apply the lock and it is Sch-S lock. Sch-S stands for Schema Stability. Quite a few people say it is actually Schema Shared lock and it is not correct.
Why Attend 21 Essential Scripts: Performance Tuning for EVERYONE?
After sending out the previous email where I explained that anyone who will attend SQLBits 2019: Pre-Con – 21 Essential Scripts: Performance Tuning for EVERYONE, will get 1 Hour FREE Consulting Hour, it seems that many of you have signed up for the course – Thank You! As per organizers, now there are only very few seats are available.
Win Apple Watch Series 4 and Solve SQL Server Performance Problems
Ask any DBA what would they love to monitor in their SQL Server and I promise you that you will get quite many different answers to this question. Though every DBA would love to see their server always up upon asked what exactly they would like to watch you will see different answers to the popular question. I have previously blogged about it over here: Solve 3 Biggest SQL Server Performance Challenges with Spotlight. Today, you can download Spotlight and Win Apple Watch Series 4.
Solve 3 Biggest SQL Server Performance Challenges with Spotlight
My primary responsibility is to help people with SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization, and I believe there are three important challenges any DBA faces. Today we will discuss why I prefer to use Spotlight to identify SQL Server Performance issues and their resolutions.
How to Prevent Common SQL Server Performance Problems Efficiently With Smart Capacity Planning
Have you ever imagined how often SQL Server performance issues are actually caused by poor capacity planning? Sometimes a SQL Server database has insufficient storage performance, an instance is running out of memory, or the server level CPU is skyrocketing to an unhealthy level.