Recently, I was playing with some settings in SQL Server Agent and encountered an interesting issue. In this blog we would learn about how to fix error Msg 22004 – The log file is not using Unicode format.
How to Find Last Full Backup Time and Size for Database? – Interview Question of the Week #173
Question: How to Find Last Full Backup Time and Size for Database?
SQL SERVER – DPM Backup Failure – E_COORD_LOG_CHAIN_BROKEN – The Backup Failed Because of a Gap in The LSN the Log Files
SQL SERVER – DPM Backup Failure – E_COORD_LOG_CHAIN_BROKEN – The Backup Failed Because of a Gap in The LSN the Log Files
SQL SERVER – Error: Could not Load File or Assembly Microsoft. SqlServer. management. sdk. sfc Version 12.0.0.0
My virtual machines are my playground and I do install/uninstall a lot of stuff there (of course related to SQL Server learning). When things break, I get to learn something new. In this blog we would talk about how to troubleshoot and fix Could not load file or assembly error. This particular error can come in many flavors. Here is another form of the same error.
SQL SERVER – Why Suddenly DBCC CHECKDB Running Very Slow?
Recently during Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I was asked a fascinating question. They wanted to know why suddenly their DBCC CHECKDB process started to run very very slow.
Azure – Which One to Get – Standard Disks or Premium Disks
During Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I have recently a very interesting experience with an Azure. In this blog post, we will discuss which disks are preferred for performance – Standard Disks or Premium Disks. Well, honestly my answer here is very simple Premium Disks. If you stop reading this blog post over here, I am totally fine as well.
SQL SERVER – How to Find Free Log Space in SQL Server?
One of the most popular question on this blog is about how to shrink the log file. I have previously written about that subject on the following blogs. However, today we are not going to talk about Shrinking the log file but rather going to talk about how to monitor free log space in SQL Server.