SQL Server Unit Testing in Visual Studio
Unit test stored procedures in Visual Studio using an existing database or new SQL scripts
2020-01-03 (first published: 2017-05-01)
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David Fundakowski
Compress and Decompress in SQL Server 2016
Explore using Compress/Decompress with varying types of data and examine size/storage usage
2018-10-01
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2018-09-21
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Changing Linked Server Properties
A quick guide on changing the linked server properties and settings.
2018-09-03 (first published: 2016-07-07)
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Additional Data Files and Proportional Fill
Additional files can be added to to a database to increase the storage. When more data is added to the files, Extended Events shows how SQL Server spreads data across multiple files.
2017-11-03 (first published: 2016-07-25)
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2016-08-26
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2016-08-15
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Reclaiming Space After Column Data Type Change
A brief overview of how to reclaim storage space after altering the data type of a column.
2016-08-09
4,953 reads
2016-08-02
1,352 reads
Diagnosing parallelism-related latching
Diagnosing and resolving parallelism-related latching and blocking in SQL Server using DMV’s, the activity monitor, procedure execution plans, and index tuning.
2016-05-26
2,669 reads
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