SQL Server 2017 announcement and quick hello from vacation
We are always thinking about you, sometimes even on vacation! Here is a quick hello video from the island of Brac:
PowerBI for SQL DBA – Investigating Perfmon Counters
Introduction PowerBI Desktop is a free tool from Microsoft you can download here. Paid versions also exist for Cloud and on premise (your servers), to easily share reports and view them on any device, not just PC. It is used …
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Crypto-virus resistent backup
Funny hacker in action on his keyboard
Introduction Crypto-viruses encrypt your data. If it asks money (a ransom) to decrypt, we call them “ransomware”. They cannot can encypt your SQL Server databases, but because sql data and log files are in use by sqlservr.exe process, they first …
Query with optional filters (catch-all query)
In almost every database we have a process that filters the same data with different filters. Typically, query is within a stored procedure that has many filtering parameters that are optional. The problem is – a query optimized builds only ONE plan that will handle every filter combination you throw at it.
Max Memory in SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition
What is the memory limit for Standard edition of SQL 2016? The answer you will most often get is 128 GB. But that answer is not correct, or very partially correct at best case. When you plan a new SQL …
Table and Index Compression
Compression feature was reserved for Enterprise Edition of SQL Server. With SQL 2016 SP1 we get it in all editions, e.g. Standard Edition. But, it is not always easy to say will we benefit from compressing certain table/index/partition or not. …
Speaking at SQL Saturday Ljubljana
I am honored to be selected to enjoy SQL Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia, as a speaker. http://www.sqlsaturday.com/567/Sessions/Details.aspx?sid=54373 It is a free event, so if you want to mingle and learn about SQL, this is the great place! Registration is mandatory, …
Speaking at Advanced Technology Days 2016
Congratulations! Your session Show me the cache! has been accepted for Advanced Technology Days 12! http://atd.mscommunity.hr/predavanja/#session_61 It will be interesting exploration of SQL Server’s caches, especially the most important ones: plan cache and buffer pool cache, Memory Optimized tables and …
Database Recovery from RAM
Introduction Recently I had a client who basically lost his SQL Server databases. I decided to share this experience with you, so you can use it if you ever find yourself in so tough situation. The client found out that …
Formatting TSQL code
How do I format my TSQL code? Everybody has it’s own preferences on formatting SQL or TSQL code. I follow few very simple rules to achieve better readability, less bugs and – you wont’ believe – faster code execution! Code …
