WorkPlace Encounters: Grappling With ASYNC_NETWORK_IO Waits
An account of a recent encounter we had with a peculiar wait event which was initially misdiagnosed.
2019-09-27 (first published: 2017-10-10)
5,850 reads
Kenneth Igiri
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Workplace Encounter: Effects of TLS 1.2
In this article we share a recent experience we had with implementing TLS 1.2 ONLY support on our databases and particularly with respect to its effect on Transaction Log Shipping sessions.
2019-01-03
2,155 reads
The Real World: Implementing Data Compression in SQL Server 2008 R2
Sharing our experience using Data Compression as a space savings option in MS SQL Server 2008
2018-10-19 (first published: 2016-01-18)
4,407 reads
Configuring Backups Using Veritas Netbackup with AGs
A short description of our experience with Veritas Netbackup on MS SQL Server AG Groups. This article does not give a full description of the procedure for configuring netbackup but highlights a few pitfalls which we think some people will find very useful.
2017-07-18
5,272 reads
Workplace Encounters: Using Volume Mount Points in SQL FCIs
How we overcame the A to Z Windows Drive-Letter limitation using Volume Mount Points
2017-06-26
1,023 reads
Installing SQL Server vNext on an AWS EC2 RHEL Instance
The steps required to create an Amazon Web Services EC2 instance and install the latest SQL Server version on the EC2.
2017-03-16
937 reads
Five Useful SQL Server Management Practices
This article outlines five SQL Server capabilities you can use to enhance your efficiency as a DBA.
2017-01-18
3,768 reads
SQL Server 2016: The New @OneResultSet Parameter in SP_SpaceUsed
EXEC SP_SPACEUSED can return only one result set if you want it to. This is possible using a new parameter in SQL Server 2016. If are familiar with the inbuilt stored procedure sp_spaceused, I am sure you will find this new parameter quite useful.
2016-11-30
2,431 reads
The Real World: Rebuilding Index - 1 Instance, 106 Databases
The article show a simple way we managed to schedule index rebuild and reorg for an SQL instance with 106 databases used by one application using a Scheduled job.
2015-02-17
6,491 reads
The Real World: Implementing AWE
Describes the gains experienced in my environment by implementing AWE.
2012-05-16
8,150 reads
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Encoding URLs
I have this data in a table:
CREATE TABLE Response ( ResponseID INT NOT NULL CONSTRAINT ResponsePK PRIMARY KEY , ResponseVal VARBINARY(5000) ) GOIf I want to get a value from this table that I can add to a URL in a browser, which of these code items produces a result I can use? See possible answers