Most databases I meet as a consultant have no up-to-date documentation. Here is the hard way and the soft way to check SQL SERVER – View Dependencies yourself.
SQL SERVER – ShowPlan XML Additions for ColumnStore Indexes
How can you tell if a query used a columnstore index and batch processing? Here are the properties SQL Server adds to the ShowPlan XML for ColumnStore indexes.
Interview Question of the Week #058 – What is the Difference Among DECIMAL, FLOAT and NUMERIC Datatype?
What is the difference among DECIMAL, FLOAT and NUMERIC? DECIMAL and NUMERIC are the same datatype, while FLOAT is approximate. Here is when to use each.
SQL SERVER – FIX Error 18456, Severity: 14, State: 58. Login failed for user
Login failed for user with state 58? Newer SQL Server versions give better details in the ERRORLOG. Here is how to FIX Error 18456 when you see this state.
SQL SERVER – Huge Transaction Log (LDF) for Database in Availability Group
A reader’s database in an AlwaysOn availability group grew a Huge Transaction Log of 230 GB with error 9002, AVAILABILITY_REPLICA. Here is what to check.
SQL SERVER 2016: Creating Simple Temporal Table
Want to see what your data looked like on a past date? Here is how to create a simple Temporal Table in SQL Server 2016, with its history table made for you.
Finding Out Who Changed That Row
Investigate who changed data using existing audit evidence, transaction log limits, and the distinction between logins and individual users.