SteveStedman

Today Microsoft released a new update for SQL Server. SQL Server 2022 CU13 for 2022 (16.0.4125.3 – May 2024) CU12 + GDR (16.0.4120.1 – April… Read More »New SQL Update from Microsoft

Monitoring backups is an essential part of database administration, as it ensures that you have reliable and up-to-date backups in case of data loss or… Read More »Database Health: Monitoring Backups with Database Health Monitor

Database corruption in Microsoft SQL Server can result in critical data loss, disrupting business workflows. The meticulous process of identifying and repairing such corruption often… Read More »SQL Server Corruption: Stories About Causes of Corruption

Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a feature of Microsoft SQL Server that enables the encryption of a databases data and log files, as well as… Read More »Securing SQL Server: Transparent Data Encryption

DBCC INPUTBUFFER is a DBCC command in Microsoft SQL Server that can be used to retrieve the last batch of Transact-SQL statements submitted through a… Read More »SQL Server DBCC Commands: DBCC INPUTBUFFER

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: LCK_M_U

I have used my over 30 years of SQL Server experience to personally curate my favorite performance tuning tips and tricks into this training. I… Read More »Exclusive SQL Performance Tuning Training

A corrupt SQL Server database can be a nightmare scenario for businesses, as it can lead to data loss, operational disruptions, and financial repercussions. Ignoring… Read More »SQL Server: Consequences of Ignoring a Corrupt SQL Server Database

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

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 May