It has been quite a long time since I stopped posting about various SQL downloads available on the interest. The reason was that many users were not interested in learning about it. However the latest release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), requires a mention about it. The latest version contains Performance Dashboard by default.
SQL SERVER – Invalid Object Name ‘master.dbo.spt_values’ in Management Studio
One of my clients contacted me for On Demand (55 minutes) as they believed that this was a simple issue. John was honest enough to confess the mistake which he has done, which lead to error related to invalid object name.
SQL SERVER – Interesting Observation – Count of Temporary Table Re-generations
The best part of my SQL Server Performance Tuning Practical Workshop is that at the end of the workshop we spend quite a good amount of time to solve the issues users have in their production system. During one of the recent workshop, I was asked a very interesting question about temporary tables.
SQL SERVER – Missing Columns and Other Folders in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in Object Explorer
On Random basis, I do get some emails and comments on my blog which makes me do some research and write more blogs to share my thoughts and findings. This blog is an outcome of one such email communication with a user. Let us learn about missing columns in SSMS.
How to Add Column at Specific Location in Table? – Interview Question of the Week #126
Question: How to Add Column at Specific Location in Table?
Answer: Order of the column in the table should not matter.
SQL SERVER – How to Install SSMS From Command Line? Error: The Specified Value for Setting ‘MEDIALAYOUT’ is Invalid.
There are many DBAs who like to automate the deployment of SQL. It is not fun to use wizard in all the installations. Imagine that setup media is kept in a remote share and all you need to do is provide a batch file to run and it would take care of installation. Let us learn How to Install SSMS From Command Line?
SQL SERVER – Unable to Change “Shared Feature Directory” Under Feature Selection
There are many times when internet has answers to many questions. To get the right answer, you need to search for the right keyword and it comes from practice. Let us learn how we can fix the error Unable to Change “Shared Feature Directory” Under Feature Selection.