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    Ooops! Was that me? (Blog Challenge)

    January 10, 2017 /

    We have all made mistakes in our careers, I thought I’d share one of mine as a quick tip to others so that you don’t make the same one. Everyone has their SQL Alerts setup right? If not, I have included the script below and here is the MSDN link to find out more (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms180982.aspx). For those who have setup their alerts, how many of you have remembered to set the DELAY BETWEEN RESPONSES setting? When I worked at the Port of Virginia, I was a little less experienced in SQL and didn’t notice this lovely little option. I of course failed to set it. Can anyone guess what happened?…

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    Initial SQL Server Configurations

    October 19, 2015 /

    Wonder if I Do Things Differently? I am always wondering what other DBA’s do and if I am doing things differently. One such thing is my initial server setups, basically, what I configure for each of my new servers. So, why not blog about it and see what others chime in with after they read this. Keeping in mind that everyone has different requirements and different ways that they like to do the actual configurations. For now, I am not going to go into what each one of these configurations do and why I choose the value I do. That’s for another time. If you want that information you can…

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Top Posts & Pages

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    Resizing Tempdb (When TEMPDB Wont Shrink)
  • What’s a Key Lookup?
    What’s a Key Lookup?
  • It's All in the Name, Index Naming Conventions
    It's All in the Name, Index Naming Conventions
  • Tempdb Performance Improvements in SQL Server 2022 are Dramatic
    Tempdb Performance Improvements in SQL Server 2022 are Dramatic
  • Memory Optimized Tables in SQL Server
    Memory Optimized Tables in SQL Server
  • How to get started with Always Encrypted for Beginners Part 1
    How to get started with Always Encrypted for Beginners Part 1
  • The Mystery of the Locked-Up Database -Scooby Dooing Episode 6
    The Mystery of the Locked-Up Database -Scooby Dooing Episode 6
  • Understanding Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server Part 2
    Understanding Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server Part 2
  • The Case for Scooby-Dooing: Solving SQL Server Mysteries Like a Pro– Scooby Dooing Episode 8
    The Case for Scooby-Dooing: Solving SQL Server Mysteries Like a Pro– Scooby Dooing Episode 8
  • Please Don’t Do This! Default Index Fill Factor
    Please Don’t Do This! Default Index Fill Factor
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