SQL Server

SQL Server: Basic AG – One listener, multiple databases

Introduction When it is not possible to have SQL Server Enterprise and there is a need to set up an AlwaysOn cluster, it is possible to use SQL Server Standard and implement basic availability groups. However, the Standard edition of(…)

SQL Server Tips: How to know how long goes a shrink ?

Few days ago, I perform a shrink on a data file to spend a little bit space on a disk.The SQL Server is a test server and the customer does not want to expand the disk. I run the shrink(…)

SQL Server: how do monitor SQL Dumps?

Few weeks ago, we had a big issue by a customer and a lot SQL Dumps was created in the SQL Server log folder. After playing fireman at the customer’s premises, we decided to set up a monitoring system for(…)

Creating Intuitive Cmdlets in PowerShell a Conference by Raymund Andrée

Following my precedents blogs on PSConfEU, I attended a session concerning how we can handle. This session was presented by Raimund Andrée and, besides confirming my conviction about importance in Naming Convention and indentation quality Raimund Andrée is a very(…)

Insights from PowerShell Conference EU: Managing IT Environments with SSH & PowerShell

A session presented by Ben Reader. At the recent PowerShell Conference EU in Antwerp, IT professionals from around the world gathered to explore the latest advancements in PowerShell and its integration with other tools. One of the standout sessions(…)

Exploring Project Mercury: An Experience with Agent Creation and Cross-Platform Capabilities

First of all, i would like to thank Geoffroy Dubreuil and Gael Colas for this amazing event and all the work the did for this to be possible I also want to thank dbi Services for their(…)

Keep an eye on your SQL Agent jobs using T-SQL!

Introduction: A couple of weeks ago I had a customer who was interested in monitoring the duration of some of his SQL-Agent jobs. The jobs were running in a data warehouse environment and were executing some ETL processes for loading(…)

PosgreSQL + SQL Server = WiltonDB – Part 2 – Database Management

Few months ago I write about WiltonDB and how to install it. Now, I move one step forward with the Database Management. How to create a Database ? I test first with the T-SQL Command CREATE DATABASE script: I(…)

Plotting SQL Server Performance counters with Python

As a consultant, I often use Performance Monitor (Perfmon) to collect performance metrics for SQL Server. After running Perfmon for, say, a week to capture a baseline of server activity, you can end up with a(…)

Make SQL Server services more secure with Managed Service Accounts

In the past years, I actively have been involved in securing MSSQL Instances (and other services).This lead me to use the Managed Service Accounts (MSA) and the grouped Managed Service Accounts (gMSA)The MSA have been introduced in Windows Server 2008(…)