Many of you have previously attended my SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop. If you have attended this session, you probably know that my workshops are very quick paced and with simple tips which one can easily put in the practice. These workshops are an online and very effective way to learn while you are in the comfort of your office or home. Based on this workshop, I have to build another in-person workshop which is called “36 Scripts: Performance Tricks Jedi Master Wants You to Know”.
How to Find DISTINCT COUNT of Column Rows Without Using Distinct Count Keywords? – Interview Question of the Week #157
Question: How to Find DISTINCT COUNT of Column Without Using Distinct Count Keywords?
SQL SERVER – DMV to Get Host Information – sys.dm_os_host_info
There was a time when SQL Server used to run on only Microsoft Windows. However, the time has changed and SQL Server now runs on Linux as well. This is indeed a great move as I believe database such as SQL Server should be running on multiple platforms. This is indeed a very interesting but it ads one more additional check before I jump into Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. In this blog post, we will learn about how to get host information from OS.
SQL SERVER – How to Make SQL Server GDPR Compliance?
I am really not sure how many times I have been asked about GDPR Compliance in the recent months. You must bookmark this page and share with your organizations if you are doing business with European Union or firm based out of European Union.
It is quite often to see the email in mailbox with the following title –
How to Make SQL Server GDPR Compliance?
SQL SERVER – Activity Monitor – Active Expensive Queries
Recently during Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, I had a very interesting conversation. SQL Server has introduced Activity Monitor many version earlier. I think everybody is now pretty familiar with this tool and use it frequently. However, during my consulting work, I use different scripts which are much more efficient than Activity Monitor. However, it is alright to use it once in a while.
SQL SERVER – Performance Observation of TRIM Function
Earlier I wrote a blog post about how to remove leading and trailing spaces with TRIM function. SQL SERVER – 2017 – How to Remove Leading and Trailing Spaces with TRIM Function? After writing this blog post lots of people asked me its impact on SQL Server.
SQL SERVER – Rule Cluster Remote Access Failed During Installation on SQL Failover Clustered Instance
Not every problem might have a solution and we must use a workaround to move forward. This blog is also related to one such error message which I observed while installing a clustered instance of SQL Server.