Auditing when Database Files Change
As a Database Administrator, something that should be part of your database audit is monitoring the growth of files. That means tracking when the log file grows and tracking...
2018-11-27
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Jason Brimhall
Ghosts in your Database
Yes Virginia, there are ghosts in your database. More specifically, there are ghosts in your SQL Server database. They are not there to haunt you. They are not there...
2018-11-26
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Monitor Database Offline Events
The other day, I shared an article showing how to audit database offline events via the default trace. Today, I...
2018-11-26 (first published: 2018-11-15)
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Azure Data Studio and XEvents
Azure Data Studio (ADS) is getting all sorts of love and attention these days. So much so that they have...
2018-11-21
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Azure Data Studio and XEvents
Azure Data Studio (ADS) is getting all sorts of love and attention these days. So much so that they have finally gotten around to adding Extended Events (XE) to...
2018-11-21
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Cannot Use the Special Principal – Back to Basics
I recently had a client call me out of the blue because he happened to be getting an error while...
2018-11-21 (first published: 2018-11-07)
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T-SQL Tuesday #108: New Horizons Beyond SQL Server
There comes a point in one’s career when a change is requisite. Big or small there always seems to be...
2018-11-21 (first published: 2018-11-13)
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How Long is That Event Taking
Knowing just how long an event takes is a common requirement when troubleshooting. Sometimes, figuring out the unit of time...
2018-11-20
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How Long is That Event Taking
Knowing just how long an event takes is a common requirement when troubleshooting. Sometimes, figuring out the unit of time is a bit troublesome. Is it milliseconds, seconds or...
2018-11-20
PowerShell ISE Crashes
Working with PowerShell brings a lot of advantages and power to help manage a server. The more current your PoSh version, the more efficiently you will be able to...
2018-11-19
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Blogs
Microsoft finally adds Tenant Switcher for Fabric / Power BI
Praise whatever deity you believe in, because it’s finally here, a tenant switcher for...
Microsoft Releases Windows 11 ARM ISO – A Game Changer for ARM-Powered Devices
Yesterday, Microsoft released the highly anticipated Windows 11 ARM ISO image, marking a major...
Building Effective Data Governance Framework: Top Areas to Focus On
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Creating paginated report where each page is a month in the range selected
With in the paginated report I am trying to display on each new page...
Upgrading SSIS and SSRS from SQL Server 2016
Hi All, I have plan to upgrade SSIS and SSRS from SQL Server 2016,...
Do You Want a Microsoft Solution?
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Question of the Day
The Density Vector
When building statistics, there is the concept of density that refers to the duplicates in a table. How is this calculated?
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