Use GRANT SELECT ON SCHEMA for focused read access, test a loginless user, and check ownership chains and table-level DENY behavior.
How to Determine Read Intensive and Write Intensive Tables in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #251
Question: How to Determine Read Intensive and Write Intensive Tables in SQL Server?
Answer: The script is very simple and lets us see in the blog.
Create an Index Online in SQL Server: What ONLINE = ON Locks
To create an index online in SQL Server, add WITH (ONLINE = ON) to CREATE INDEX, and writers keep working while the index builds. This post compares a plain build with an online build on a three million row table, measures what each one blocks and what the online build costs, and shows where it still waits.
Application Locks With sp_getapplock: One Job at a Time
Use sp_getapplock to serialize a job, compare transaction and session ownership, handle return codes, and inspect a two-session test.
Autogrowth Settings: Check Every Database File in SQL Server
To check autogrowth settings for every database file, read sys.master_files and turn its raw page counts into sizes you can judge. This post builds a demo database with three differently set files, reports the current size, the next growth step and the room left, and fixes the weak settings. It also explains why the same query can return no rows.
SQL SERVER 2019 – Supports Compatibility Level from 2008 to 2019
Compatibility Level from 2008 to 2019 requires separating database migration from engine upgrade support. SQL Server 2019 supports levels 100 through 150.
Missing Index Suggestions: Three Checks Before You Create One
Review missing index suggestions against existing indexes, key order, and INCLUDE size before adding extra write overhead.