SQL Server 2014: protection against Database Administrator
Such a topic related to SQL Server 2014 CTP1 may seem a bit strange, but it was chosen not randomly. The questions like “How can I protect my data...
2015-09-10
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Forrards Group Database Blog
SQL Server 2014: parallel execution of SELECT INTO statements
In Microsoft SQL Server 2014 new in-memory options are presented. One of them is online transaction processing (OLTP) that complementing...
2015-09-18 (first published: 2015-09-09)
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Buffer Pool Extension in SQL Server 2014 part 4: benchmark testing for update operations
One of my previous articles was devoted to carrying out a range of tests to compare speed of data read...
2015-09-10 (first published: 2015-09-04)
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SQL Server 2014 Buffer Pool Extension part 3: system monitoring
In this article I’d like to tell about monitoring tools available in SQL Server 2014 to evaluate the performance of...
2015-09-03
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Monitoring of free space in database files
Monitoring of the size of database files is one of the important DBA tasks and this process should be automated....
2015-09-02
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CONTEXT_INFO and efficient mass update on a large table with a trigger
Let`s assume we have following task – make changes to the data in a large table that has consistency checker in...
2015-09-01
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Buffer Pool Extension in SQL Server 2014 part 2: benchmark testing
Let’s take a closer look at how we can speed up the system’s performance using the Buffer Pool Extension. For...
2015-08-31
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Data corruption in SQL Server 2012 and 2014 when rebuilding indexes online
When I hear the discussion about causes of data corruption in SQL Server, I always mention bugs in the operating...
2015-08-17
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Buffer Pool Extension in SQL Server 2014
I guess many have heard the phrase «640K ought to be enough for anybody», which Bill Gates is mistakenly thought...
2015-08-17
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System databases maintenance in SQL Server
Let’s talk about maintenance of system databases in MS SQL Server. There are a few differences from user databases.
At first let`s remember...
2015-08-12
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Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Timeout Error while executing a TSQL statement in Sql server Express Edition
I am getting the below error when I execute a SQL command in SQL...
Sql script replace and rearrange numbers
Hi everyone. I have this table and this information. (left side of the image)...