SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD – What is it really telling us?
I decided to write this off the back of a conversation I was having the other day around the SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD wait type. The conversation went something along the lines...
2020-02-26
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SQL Undercover TV – Instant File Initialisation
Adrian has a look at the performance benefits of instant file initialisation Below is Ade’s auto growth script…
2020-02-17
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Installing and Configuring the Undercover Catalogue
Quick video showing you how to install and configure the SQL Undercover Catalogue
2020-02-04
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Inspector 2.1 now available
As always all updates can be found on our Github repo Breaking changes (Powershell collection): We only test the powershell collection against 2-3 servers so please test carefully before...
2020-02-03
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Undercover Tools: January Updates and Change Log
Below is the January list of changes and updates to the Undercover Tools. Undercover Catalogue Update 0.4.0Major upgrade, see https://sqlundercover.com/2020/01/06/undercover-catalogue-0-4-0-released/ for full details Update 0.4.1ServerConfig module added, detailing settings...
2020-02-03
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Undercover TV – Table Variable Deferred Compilation
David takes a look at a new feature of SQL 2019, table variable deferred compilation
2020-02-03
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Your SQL Server's Screaming But Is Anyone Listening? – High Severity Alert Notifications
As usual, the scripts in this post can be found HERE on our Git Hub repo If your SQL Server comes across something that it’s not happy about, it...
2020-01-30
306 reads
BlitzWaits custom module available for Inspector V2
We have been working on a new custom module for Inspector V2, in fact this module is part of a new project where we will be producing two other...
2020-01-22
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Introducing The Undercover Catalogue
In this video, David give a quick introduction into the Undercover Catalogue.
2020-01-20
34 reads
Managing Agent Jobs on Availability Group Servers
As always, the scripts in this post can also be found on our Git Hub repo, https://github.com/SQLUndercover/UndercoverToolbox/blob/master/CatagoryControlledAgentJobs.sql Agent jobs, they can be a right pain to manage when you’re...
2020-01-16
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Customer Quotes
By Steve Jones
Many organizations list customer testimonials and quotes on their websites or literature. It makes...
Using Cron in Postgres Flex
pg_cron is a simple cron-based job scheduler for PostgreSQL that runs inside the database...
Can I Change a Primary Key Value? #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
I heard someone say recently that you can’t change a primary key value in...
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Question of the Day
Multiple Collations
Can I have a collation expression like this in SQL Server 2022?
... WHERE ColumnA = ( 'abc' COLLATE French_CI_AS) COLLATE French_CS_AS ...See possible answers