New tip with example on how to use SQL Server 2016 Query Store, how to track multiple execution plans and how to force an efficient plan.
Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “SQL Server 2016 Query Store Example“.
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In this new tip you will find out how to use Visual Studio and SQL Server Data Tools to compare a database permissions and to copy permissions (including users and logins).
Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “Compare SQL permissions using SQL Server Data Tools“.
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As promised here is the first tip about SQL Server 2016 Query Store.
Please read the MSSQL Tip here: “SQL Server 2016 Query Store Introduction“. Stay tuned for more tips about the Query Store.
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SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.1 became available on June 24th 2015 about one month after Microsoft made public SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.0.
Today CTP 2.2 is available for download. Among all of the new Database Engine features Query Store stands out as a great addition to the performance tuning tools currently available out of the box.
Stay tuned for the MSSQLTips articles about SQL Server 2016 Query Store.
In this new tip you will find out how to setup monitoring of the master database and get real time notifications when the new objects created there.
Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “Monitor SQL Server Master Database Changes with WMI Alerts“.
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I have encountered this several times already after different Cumulative Updates/Service Packs…
We set fixed maximum size for SQL Server databases and update the max size when required. But after installing Service Pack and Cumulative Updates the maximum size is reset to 2,097,152 MB for the MSDB log file:
I am going to submit this issue to the Microsoft Connect (hopefully it still works and active) or check if somebody else had similar issues. As this happens only with one system database and only with one file I would suspect that this is a bug.
This is just something to watch out and remember to review after SQL Server patching if you use fixed maximum files sizes.
My new tip will help you to gather requirements for the new databases and have basic documentation from day one.
Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “New SQL Server Database Request Questionnaire and Checklist“.
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I just wanted to share a story that one of my friends-DBAs shared with me.
So, they have internal DBAs responsible for the part of the environment and remote/external DBAs that look after another part of the environment.
In most cases these two groups do not look after each others environments and their responsibilities do not criss-cross. But my curious friend one day decided to do a little disk cleanup/checkup (from the old backups etc.) and discovered that archive logs for one of the mission critical databases have not been cleaned up for a year. The database was under the external group supervision.
After a short investigation my friend discovered that the database didn’t have backups for a year!
The moral is:
1) Even simple trivial tasks can sometimes help you to discover flows
2) Do not rely on third party contractors even if they have a very good reputation. Make an occasional checks. It wouldn’t heart to add a couple more servers to the monitoring.
This tip is again on my favorite topic – Policy Based Management.
Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “Using Policy Based Management for SQL Server Availability Groups Data Loss Alerts“.
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Another tip about using Policy Based Management for the SQL Server checks.
Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “Using Policy Based Management to check that SQL Server indexes are created in the correct filegroup“.
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