In an earlier blog I talked about the difference in mentality between the typical developer and the typical DBA. One of the characteristics of the DBA is the distrust of the Microsoft Wizards. “Give ...

One of the dreaded error codes we get in the SQL log is the “1205”. It represents the infamous deadlock where two transactions are locking each other out. No way ...

The much-used Microsoft SQL Profiler is a tool headed toward obsolescence. What options are available once the tool is deprecated? We examine SQL Server Extended Events as a possibility. The ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDERA (a division of Idera, Inc.), a provider of powerful database productivity tools, today announced the availability of SQL Data Profiler, the newest free tool in the ...

One of the most common problems when running SQL Servers is slow queries. The help desk or database team usually hears that described as the application is slow or ...

Comparing cursor vs. WHILE loop performance in SQL Server 2008 Your email has been sent Tim Chapman discusses your iteration choices in SQL Server 2008 and explains why determining which option ...

The successful migration from purely private to public and hybrid cloud arrangements has substantially increased the level of confidence IT administrators have in the cloud. And among the top cloud ...

Querying relational databases requires SQL, which is the only language designed to communicate with them. As a matter of fact, how SQL is used distinguishes business intelligence tools from one ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.