SQL Server Always On Read Only Routing Lists
With the release of SQL Server Always on came the ability to query replica’s and offload read only requests. This...
2019-02-12 (first published: 2019-01-23)
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Justin Figg
Let’s talk SQL Server Waits: Topic 2 – CXPacket
With our effort to talk about SQL Waits we come across another common wait called CXPacket. Last week we reviewed...
2019-01-30 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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SQL Server Transaction Log is full due to XTP Checkpoint Error 9002, Severity 17, State 16
I want to take some time and discuss my experiences with a certain SQL Server error, error 9002. Error 9002...
2019-01-10
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What is the Max Degree of Parallelism setting for SQL Server?
Max Degree of Parallelism is a setting that is often changed to improve performance in SQL Server. What exactly does...
2019-01-07 (first published: 2018-12-21)
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Let’s talk SQL Server Waits: Topic 1 – SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD
Over the next few weeks we will be reviewing some of the common SQL Server Waits. We will explain what...
2019-01-03
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Seeing WriteLog wait type on your SQL Server?
One of the more common wait types for SQL Server is called WriteLog. In its most basic form it is...
2018-12-27 (first published: 2018-12-18)
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Deadlocks in a SQL Server Database
Deadlocks in SQL Server happen when 2 (maybe more) processes are fighting over a resource in the database and are...
2018-12-18 (first published: 2018-12-03)
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Get Rid of those unused indexes!
Indexes in relational databases are very helpful and increase the speed to access data. However maintaining indexes is just as...
2018-12-11
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Enabling Query Store
Performance tuning in SQL Server is one of the main jobs a DBA has. Starting with SQL Sever 2016 a...
2018-12-05
1,222 reads
What is the SQL Server Trustworthy database property?
I ran across an interesting property set in a SQL Server database for a customer, the property is called “Trustworthy”. ...
2018-11-29 (first published: 2018-11-19)
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reaching ftp thru winscp but erroring in ssis ftp task connection
Hi, below i show various results trying to reach our ftp site (a globalscape...
Question of the Day
Multiple Escape Characters
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation):
SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned? See possible answers