Category Archives: SQL Server

Analyzing queries

I’m sure someday I’ll want this but won’t be able to find it again. So, this goes out to my future self:  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191227.aspx Analyzing a Query The SQL Server Database Engine can display how it navigates tables and uses indexes to access … Continue reading

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SQL Server Managment Studio (free) download

My workplace uses SQL Server 2005 to host the app for which I’m respsonsible. The ISV only certified SQL Server 2008 in their most recent version, so we’re really not lagging much. However, I try to keep my tools in line with the production … Continue reading

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Synchronicity, serendipity, and Server service schedules

Background: For the past year, I have been receiving nightly administrative monitoring messages from our production database. A recent project required a nightly quality check with associated alert. I used a technique similar to the well-proven monitoring messages, and after careful testing … Continue reading

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Change Data Capture pattern

We’re having a problem with ETL between our ERP and MES systems. We use a timestamp-based periodic export. It occasionally skips a record. We have determined this is due to the duration a transaction is open. If an export occurs … Continue reading

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High Availability with SQL Server and Double-Take – the links

In 2008, Steve Warren with TechRepublic created a 3-part blog post with details of how to configure Double-Take software to protect SQL Server. The 3 parts are not mutually linked to each other. Here are links to all three parts: Part … Continue reading

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T-SQL to Determine size of transaction log file

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Slow-growing SQL Server transaction log

Our MES system has a reasonably-sized transaction log; 9GB for a 3GB primary database. This is somewhat larger than normal recommendations (1.5x), but we import large volumes of batch data each morning which increases the number of transactions  and pushes … Continue reading

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OMG, CTE TVF and UDF

O M G. https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-programming/sql-server-apply-basics/ SO, SO helpful to understand how to restructure the LEFT OUTER JOINs in my Common Table Expression (CTE) to instead use User Defined Functions (UDFs) that return Table-Valued Functions (TVFs). Mr. Sheldon’s article brought everything together for me. My CTE … Continue reading

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