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Recently when shrinking a SQL Server data file, I ran into the following error: File ID 3 of database ID 15 cannot be shrunk as… Read More »SQL Server DBCC Commands: Shrink Errors

The integrity of a Microsoft SQL Server database can be severely undermined by corruption, leading to data inaccessibility and potential operational disasters. My comprehensive approach… Read More »SQL Server Corruption: NOLOCK and Corruption

What SQL Server TDE Doesn’t Do: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in SQL Server is a powerful feature designed to protect data… Read More »What TDE Does Not Do

Today Microsoft released a new update for SQL Server. SQL Server 2022 CU20 for 2022 (16.0.4205.1 – July 2025) CU19 + GDR (16.0.4200.1 – July… Read More »New SQL Update from Microsoft

Enabling Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) on SQL Server is critical for safeguarding sensitive data by encrypting the database files at rest, ensuring that data remains… Read More »Enabling TDE in SQL Server

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: FCB_REPLICA_READ

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

In an era where data is often referred to as the new oil, efficiently managing this invaluable resource has become pivotal for businesses striving to… Read More »Why SQL Server Management Is Critical to Your Business

Foreign keys are a fundamental aspect of relational databases, as they enforce referential integrity between related tables. However, foreign key relationships can also cause performance… Read More »Database Health: Untrusted Foreign Keys

This is just one of the many checks that our Daily Checkup and Quickscan Report from Stedman Solutions will report on. SQL Server stands out… Read More »SQL Server Startup Jobs Security Risks