Tag: #sqlinternals
Strangest Things, Pt. 3: Linked Servers in SQL
As a consultant, you experience different environments, with different architectures, different skill sets, and different processes. Usually there’s just one
August 13, 2019
Strangest Things in SQL Server, Part 2
Strangest Things Pt 2: 505 executions per second I’ve been a SQL Server DBA for more than 20 years and
July 15, 2019
Spectre and Meltdown Exploits
In recent weeks, a significant security risk was exposed. This exploit has been named in two fashions: Spectre and Meltdown. We at SSG
January 18, 2018
Easy Permissions Audit
Something I have written about more than a handful of times is the need to audit. When people think about
February 13, 2017
sp_server_diagnostics – Black Box Recorder
A few months back I began a series about the SQL Black Box Recorder, that you can read here, with
July 26, 2016