geometry Collections hold member shapes that STGeometryN can return individually. I extract a point and a line from one fixed collection. A third request deliberately exceeds its member count.
How to Check Your SQL Server Version, Edition and Patch Level
Check your SQL Server version, edition and patch level with one query. How to read the build number, why ProductLevel still says RTM on a patched server, and the edition surprise a health check finds most often.
End of Support: What Actually Stops Working
End of Support does not shut down SQL Server, but it changes security updates, fixes, and help; plan an exit before risk grows.
SQL SERVER – Index Created on View not Used Often – Limitation of the View 12
At my Hyderabad seminar someone asked: will an Index Created on a view be used when you query the view? Not always. Limitation 12 of views explained.
SQL SERVER – Activity Monitor and Performance Issue
A small story with a big moral about Activity Monitor and performance issue: a client left the tool open, and the monitor itself slowed the server down.
Finding Every Object That Uses a Column
Find an object that uses a column with dependency metadata and module text search, then check dynamic SQL and application code.
SQL SERVER – Finding Memory Pressure – External and Internal
A quick query to find external and internal memory pressure in SQL Server and see how much memory each memory type is using right now.