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Check for Errors First, Part I
I have seen a number of environments concerned with performance issues, and jump to looking at performance metrics when these performance problems are in fact
How to: File Target use in Extended Events
I have been doing a lot of posts of late about extended events but have failed to share some of the essential building blocks, such as
Automating DBCC PAGE, part 2: Determining object names on pages
In my last post, I demonstrated how using DBCC PAGE can be automated by using the “WITH TABLERESULTS” option. In this post, we will continue
A Tale of Two DBAs: A Cautionary Tale
“It was the best of database consulting times…it was the worst of database consulting times…” One of the most common things we do here at
Capture Index Maintenance Operations
One good database maintenance practice is to keep the indexes in good working order. This is typically done via index defragmentation routines. Some people perform
Adventures with NOLOCK
Some of the beauty of being a database professional is the opportunity to deal with our friend NOLOCK. For one reason or another this query directive