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Large Differential BACKUPs: Understanding the Risks and Solutions In SQL Server, differential backups are designed to save time and storage by capturing only the changes… Read More »Large Differential Backups

DBCC CHECKDB with REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS: What It Does and Why You Should Avoid It Database Corruption can cause serious headaches for SQL Server administrators. While SQL… Read More »DBCC CHECKDB with REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS

Exploring the IIF Function in SQL Server One of the lesser-known but handy functions in SQL Server is the IIF function. Introduced in SQL Server… Read More »IIF Function in SQL Server

Understanding and Resolving SQL Server Error 18456 If you’ve worked with SQL Server for any length of time, you’re likely familiar with the dreaded “Login… Read More »Failed Login: SQL Server Error 18456

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It was Christmas Eve, and Santa was busy at the North Pole managing his massive toy database. Santa’s Workshop ran on a robust SQL Server… Read More »The Christmas Query: A SQL Server Holiday Story

Understanding the SQL Server MAX Degree of Parallelism Setting The Max Degree of Parallelism (MAXDOP) setting in SQL Server plays a crucial role in determining… Read More »Max Degree of Parallelism

Out of all of the customers we have running our daily monitoring here are the versions of SQL Server that are being run. All the… Read More »Daily Server Monitoring – SQL Versions for December

Understanding the HTDELETE Wait Type in SQL Server In SQL Server, understanding wait types can provide critical insights into performance bottlenecks, enabling DBAs to optimize… Read More »HTDELETE Wait Type in SQL Server

In this conversation, the focus is on how the UPDLOCK (update lock) can cause serious performance issues, specifically excessive wait times and blocking in SQL… Read More »UPDLOCK hint – Dangers