Planning to Increase Cost Threshold for Parallelism – Like a Smart Person!
Planning to Increase Cost Threshold for Parallelism
When administrating a SQL Server instance with multiple CPU cores and heavy workload, it’s...
2018-02-27
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Eitan Blumin
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How to fix Orphaned Users easily
What are Orphaned Users
“Orphaned Users” is a common issue in SQL Server where a Database User is no longer associated...
2018-01-11 (first published: 2018-01-03)
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How to Update @@SERVERNAME to Actual Machine Name?
The @@SERVERNAME Global Variable
The system global variable @@SERVERNAMEcan be used to return the name of the machine the SQL Server...
2017-12-19 (first published: 2017-12-07)
4,534 reads
DocumentDB Tutorial 2 – Working with Documents
Join Eitan Blumin in the next video of his DocumentDB Tutorials. This time learn how to work with the documents...
2016-02-18 (first published: 2016-02-11)
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Meet the Team- Eitan Blumin
When I was about 7 years old and got my first computer during the early nineties,
I said “This is...
2016-01-31
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Automatic Roll Forward Transaction Log Backups
Performing a transaction log backup every 15 minutes has its advantages. But it also has disadvantages. Ever tried to restore...
2015-09-03 (first published: 2015-08-25)
2,558 reads
Getting Started with Azure DocumentDB Programming
In my previous post in the series, I provided a short explanation on how to register your very first Azure...
2015-07-02 (first published: 2015-06-28)
2,235 reads
My First Azure DocumentDB Account
In my first post in the series, I provided a basic introduction to Microsoft’s new product: Azure DocumentDB, and how...
2015-06-22
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Introduction to Azure DocumentDB
This is a basic introductory post about Microsoft’s new product: Azure DocumentDB, and how it compares to SQL Server.
What is...
2015-05-11
1,268 reads
Let SQL Server Write Code for You
Introduction
Many times I happen to find myself in a situation where, as a DBA, I need to write some long...
2014-08-11 (first published: 2014-08-04)
10,970 reads
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Upgrading Admin Queries
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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