Database and Disk Size - PowerShell Script
Every time we do a capacity analysis we need to analyse the database size (free and used) and the disk...
2012-08-14
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Drive Size - PowerShell Script
The below script is used to find the disk size for a set of servers,
## Script to Find List of...
2012-08-14
2,003 reads
Troubleshooting Performance - Top CPU Queries
Today I came accross white paper "Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server" by Sunil Agarwal, Boris Baryshnikov, Tom Davidson, Keith...
2012-08-14
1,233 reads
Find AD user detail - PowerShell Script
I developed the below script to find the details of a AD user and the AD groups he is associated...
2012-08-13
7,913 reads
Find Members of AD Group - PowerShell Script
This is one of the powershell script I have been using quite regularly from the day I developed. Most of SQL...
2012-08-13
2,158 reads
Forcing network protocol to connect SQL server
Whenever there is a network issue or a SQL server browser issue we might need to connect SQL server in different...
2012-08-09
1,242 reads
Service pack Native Client, SQL XML4 and VSSWriter failed
One of my client accidentally executed a 32 bit service pack on a 64 bit SQL Server, the service Pack...
2012-08-09
1,540 reads
SSIS: Transfer SQL Server Object using SMO
we often face a situation to move SQL server object beween servers or databases, when you have constant table list...
2012-08-08
5,573 reads
Blocking in SQL Server by SPID -2 (Orphan distributed transactions)
Blocking in in SQL Server by SPID -2 happens due to Orphan DTC transaction, for instance whenever a data source...
2012-08-06
5,735 reads
Rollback TRUNCATE TABLE statement
Whenever I ask a SQL candidate in an interview the difference between DELETE and TRUNCATE TABLE, the first answer I...
2012-08-06
2,432 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Pyramid Schemes
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If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme, it’s a...
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
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I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
Forums
Database file shrink issue.
Hi experts, I have a 3+ TB database on a 2019 sql server which...
The North Star for the Year
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Multiple Escape Characters
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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