Recompile Monitoring using XEvents
How recompiles can hurt you, and how you can hunt them down using sql_statement_recompile.
2016-03-07
25 reads
Simple SQL Server
I/O Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
What servers need the most attention when it comes to I/O? When I increase the memory on a server what...
2016-02-29
934 reads
I/O Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
What servers need the most attention when it comes to I/O? When I increase the memory on a server what effect does it have on I/O? What was it...
2016-02-29
13 reads
Wait Stats Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
Database servers have to wait on different resources, and these waits are huge to the performance of SQL Server. Sometimes...
2016-02-22
684 reads
Wait Stats Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager
Database servers have to wait on different resources, and these waits are huge to the performance of SQL Server. Sometimes something changes without our knowledge and is running differently...
2016-02-22
22 reads
Shrinking Database Log Files
Files in SQL Server need to grow as the database grows, and in very specific circumstances need to be shrunk...
2016-02-15
1,281 reads
Shrinking Database Log Files
When should you shrink your log files and what does it mean to performance?
2016-02-15
66 reads
Database Log VLFs
Virtual Log Files (VLFs) split a physical database log file into smaller segments, which are required for how log files...
2016-02-08
796 reads
Database Log VLFs
Transaction logs are split into VLFs which affects performance. How large are yours and what does that mean for you?
2016-02-08
82 reads
TempDB Excessive Memory Usage Example
I see TempDB using more memory than I feel it should and found a way to resolve it. Previously I...
2016-02-05 (first published: 2016-02-01)
2,737 reads
Blogs
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What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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