I was having a cleanup of some old scripts the other day when I stumbled upon a script I wrote some time ago. I remember writing the script because from time to time I would get asked if I can restore a copy of a specific database to a particular point in time... Continue Reading →
This months T-SQL Tuesday is being hosted by Bert Wagner , you can find the invitation for this months topic here. Bert has a great topic for this month, he wants us to write about code you’ve written that you would hate to live without. I have found the SQL server community to be extremely helpful... Continue Reading →
Sometimes emails from SQL Server go missing, especially when you share an inbox with colleagues. On most occasions it doesn't always matter as the job that generated the email can simply be re ran to produce the email once again, but what about those emails that contain time specific information? we cannot simple just kick... Continue Reading →
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is brought to you by Jens Bestergaard - the subject is Essential SQL Server tools, the original invitation can be found here. Here is how my day of using SQL tools went: It all started at 00:00 this morning with planned maintenance, I was adding a bunch of Clustered indexes... Continue Reading →
The other day I got thinking about what would happen if all databases on a single instance grew out, every single one of them! but not just once, what if they all grew out three, four or fives times overnight - what would things look like? Well I know the likelihood may be slim but... Continue Reading →
Post Updated: 23/07/2021 Here is a quick guide to getting started with the SQLUndercover Inspector. So you have ran through the installation of the Inspector and now you want to know what to do next, below we will guide you through some of the key steps to get you started and following on from that... Continue Reading →
Updated: 28/11/2018: We've put together a sample report for you to play with. The SQLUndercover Inspector is now available on GitHub, a quick run down of what it does can be found here: Introducing: The SQLUndercover Inspector, a quick video introduction can be found here and upcoming video tutorials will be released on Undercover TV... Continue Reading →
sp_AGReconfigure 1.1 is now available HERE and on GitHub V1.1 includes a new Parameter and some minor bug fixes: @Readable NULL - DEFAULT: Ignore Readable secondary check (acts as though you are using V1) 0 - Produce a statement to switch readable secondary off if switched on 1 - Produce a statement to switch readable... Continue Reading →
Page Updated: 23/07/2021 Current changes:Inspector V2.6 changes (including V2.5)Previous changes: Inspector V2.4 changesInspector V2.3 changesInspector V2.2 changesInspector V2.1 changesInspector V2 changesInspector V1.4 changes. Inspector V1.3 changes.Inspector V1.2 changes.Custom modules:BlitzWaitsBlitzFileStatsCPU Introducing: The SQLUndercover Inspector! now available on GitHub but what exactly is it? The All new Inspector gives you the power to Create, configure and schedule... Continue Reading →
08 Jan 2018 - V1.1 released - Details here Most of the time the goto is to use the GUI which is a nice graphical way of doing it which can make configuring the settings somewhat easier , but this comes with a cost - the cost being time! I have lost count of the... Continue Reading →
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