August 2025

Today Microsoft released a new update for SQL Server. SQL Server 2016 CU17 + GDR for SP2 (13.0.5893.48 – June 2022) CU17 for 2016 SP2… Read More »New SQL Update from Microsoft

Guarding Your SQL Server: The Silent Threat of Database Corruption Database corruption in SQL Server is a hidden menace that can wreak havoc on your… Read More »Monitoring Your SQL Server For Corruption

At Stedman Solutions we have done many corruption repairs since 2015. When I talk about corruption, most of this information comes from real world scenarios… Read More »SQL Server Corruption: More about Detecting Corruption

Wait statistics, in the context of SQL Server, refer to the amount of time that a query spends waiting to access data in the database.… Read More »SQL Server Wait Type: ASYNC_OP_COMPLETION

In addition to its customizable dashboard, intelligent alerting system, and powerful reporting capabilities, the Database Health Monitor also provides valuable insights into wait statistics and… Read More »Database Health: Wait Statistics and Blocking Queries

Enhancing Business Continuity with Cloud-Based SQL Server Log Shipping Ensuring business continuity is paramount for organizations of all sizes. Downtime, whether caused by hardware failures,… Read More »Business Continuity with Cloud-Based SQL Server Log Shipping

I’m Steve Stedman, and I’m excited to share my SQL Server course on the TSQL Output Clause. If you’re like me and passionate about mastering… Read More »SQL School: The TSQL Output Clause

The SA (System Administrator) account is a predefined account in SQL Server that has full control over the database server. By default, the SA account… Read More »Securing SQL Server: Renaming and Disabling the SA Account

DBCC CHECKDB is a command in SQL Server that is used to check the integrity of a database. It performs a thorough analysis of all… Read More »SQL Server DBCC Commands: DBCC CHECKDB