Startup options designate certain file locations needed during startup, and specify some server wide conditions. Most users do not need to specify startup options unless you are troubleshooting the Database Engine. It might also be useful to add trace flags to a startup options. Trace flags are used to temporarily set…
SQL Server 2016 is finally here. The quickest way to experience the magic of SQL Server 2016 is to create a test environment using an Azure SQL VM. You can also experience the full features through the free developer edition (you will be prompted to sign in to Visual Studio…
SQL Server databases consist of two physical files types; the data file in which the data and the database objects such as tables and indexes are stored, and the transaction log file in which SQL Server stores records for all transactions performed on that database. SQL Server transaction log contains…
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Desired State Configuration is a PowerShell extension that ships with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1. Why is PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) so cool. Well to borrow from this Technet Blog here are a few reasons. First of all declaring a DSC configuration is PowerShell based. So you can…
I could only go back 12 years, but I was curious what percentage of my students took each of my classes. If I could have included 2000-2003, I am sure there would have been a little more Visual Basic. I think the Office classes are over-represented since those were only…
Here is a Sneak Peek Preview of SQL Server 2016 and Cortana Intelligence by Tim Ford at SQL Server Magazine.The biggest features in the new edition of SQL Server are Always Encrypted, Stretch Database, integrated R language support in SQL Server, Cortana Intelligence, and the SandDance data visualization tool.
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So I have not done a college update in about 6 months. Due to a few work projects, I had to push back my last two classes. The Integrated Science class took about 3 months to get through, just because of the sheer amount of information in the class. I…
Wow, Paul Randal has put together probably the most comprehensive library of all wait types and latch classes that have existed since SQL Server 2005. This will be extremely important to all the Performance Tuners out there to really understand what is slowing your SQL code down. I can’t believe…