database maintenance

SQL-Server: What are VLF’s and why should I care about them?

Introduction: What are VLF’s? In SQL-Server, the transaction log is divided into several logical units called virtual log files (VLF). The amount of virtual log files and their size are managed automatically by the database engine. The database engine(…)

SQL Server 2017 high availability and Resumable Online Indexes

Ensuring data availability is an important part of the high availability design. SQL Server AlwaysOn features including SQL Server FCIs and availability groups address some aspects of the problem but we may also rely on the online operations features to(…)