Which Query Used the Most CPU? Implementing Extended Events
A question that comes up on the forums all the time: Which query used the most CPU. You may see variations on, memory, I/O, or just resources in general....
2019-06-03
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The Scary DBA
Container: More on Volumes
In my last post I showed how you can create a volume with your container. I then showed a few things you can with a container using a volume....
2019-06-17 (first published: 2019-05-28)
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Containers: Create a Custom Container
Creating a custom container is where things get truly exciting. There’s actually a ton of work and knowledge around this. To start with, I’m going to keep it simple....
2019-06-12 (first published: 2019-05-24)
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Containers: Working With Volumes
In the previous two posts on containers I showed how use Docker commands to get an image and create a container. This time, we’re going to create a container...
2019-05-23
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Containers: Creating a Container
In yesterday’s blog post we pulled SQL Server images in preparation for today’s blog post where we create containers from those images. If you haven’t already, get Docker installed...
2019-05-22
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Containers: Getting an Image
I’m working with Docker running on Windows or Linux. There are other ways to do this, but Docker seems to be a pretty strong standard. I’ll leave it to...
2019-05-21
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Learning Containers
I find that I’m using containers more and more to get things done with SQL Server. They’re so easy to set up for testing, spin ’em up, do stuff,...
2019-05-20
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DevOps Is About Communication
I spend a lot of time showing how to use tools to automate database deployments in support of DevOps. However, the one message that I always try to deliver...
2019-05-24 (first published: 2019-05-13)
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Query Store, Plan Forcing and Table Variables
This weekend I was in Stockholm in Sweden, talking Query Store and plan forcing with Steinar Anderson, when he mentioned the problems he had while forcing plans that had...
2019-05-06
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Data Breaches: All Your Fault
One part of my job is to understand the compliance landscape. This means that I read a lot about the GDPR and related similar laws. I also have to...
2019-05-03 (first published: 2019-04-22)
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Blogs
Azure SQL offerings
By James Serra
There are three Azure SQL products with so many different deployment options, service tiers,...
T-SQL Tuesday #183 Roundup
By Steve Jones
I hosted this month’s T-SQL Tuesday party with my invitation asking about tracking permissions....
A Little Brainstorming with an AI
By Steve Jones
I was asked to do some a little thinking and brainstorming recently. Rather than...
Forums
MEMORYBROKER_FOR_RESERVE experience
Hi, Does anyone have experience with MEMORYBROKER_FOR_RESERVE ? when suddenly there is somehow constantly...
Moving Database Files
I just learned that my database was created on my C:\ drive in the...
Migrate MSSQL to MYSQL - Different Servers
I am needing to migrate a MSSQL db to MySQL, on a different server...
Question of the Day
Mixed Backups
I have a complex database with a few filegroups and files. Can I run a backup command like this? (assume file/filegroup names are valid).
BACKUP DATABASE [complex]
FILE = N'thirdone'
, FILE = N'thirdtwo'
, FILEGROUP = N'second'
TO DISK = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL16.SQL2022\MSSQL\Backup\complex.bak'
WITH NOFORMAT, NOINIT, NAME = N'complex-Full Database Backup', SKIP, NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
GO
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