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SQL Server Max Row Size 8060
When asked the size of the largest row that could be placed on to a single SQL Server data page the answer that most give is 8060 bytes. If you…
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SQL Server Instance Security: Scripting Permissions Part 2
After writing a powershell way of scripting permissions I thought I better just show the way I used to do it using T-SQL. Although this script is not complete and…
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SQL Server Instance Security: Scripting Permissions
Another How-To post and this time focusing on scripting permissions. Here is how to script User(s), Object(s), Role(s), Server Role(s) and Server Object(s) Permissions. Beginning with the simple way via…
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Tidy Blog, lazyness and SQLBITS X
I said I would get round to moving some of the old content, and true to my word albeit several months later I have added the profiler/deadlocks posts. I know…
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Capturing Deadlocks
So, deadlocks. "A deadlock occurs when two or more tasks permanently block each other by each task having a lock on a resource which the other tasks are trying to…
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SQL Server Profiler Trace
A Trace can easily be used to monitor what is happening within SQL Server, just start SQL Server Profiler via the Tools Menu in SSMS or via a shortcut. Once…
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Delta and Cumulative IO Stats
Checking IO statistics has always been one of the most important metrics for any DBA. It is no surprise that most people I know will have some version of the…
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SQL Server Memory: Max Server Memory or Task Manager is wrong
Issue 1: max server memory <> max server memory Okay so you have run sp_configure and checked SQL and it has stolen more memory than you told it to. Aghh!…
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Studying for the SQL MCM 2008 (Microsoft Certified Master)
This post will list the resources that I have found and that will hopefully give enough material in order to tackle the SQL MCM 2008. It will also provide an…
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Motivation & Exams MCDBA MCITP *cough*
Motivation & Exams I find the hardest thing to obtaining any qualification is time. Unless you are lucky enough to be studying full-time, it is obviously very probable that you…