Blog Post: SQL SERVER – UpdateHADRResource – Failed to version-copy file –...
While applying patches on SQL server standalone instance, in the cluster, it failed with error as below in Summary.txt file. Let us learn about how to fix Exception data is: System.IO.IOException....
View ArticleBlog Post: What Does “monitorLoop” mean in the Blocked Process Report
Some trivia for your Friday. I recently got a question asking about what the attribute “monitorLoop” is in the blocked-process-report because it’s not really documented. You won’t find too much...
View ArticleBlog Post: Devops without management buy in?
I was talking to someone at a meetup recently who was really keen on doing continuous deployment for their database but they had a number of issues, the main was that because management wasn't sold on...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Migrating AlwaysOn Availability Group to New AD Domain
As a part of my independent consulting, I also provide a high level overview of the migration strategy. As a part of this engagement, my client wanted me to provide steps to move AlwaysOn availability...
View ArticleBlog Post: SSDT and Friends - .net meetup video
I did a talk at the london .net meetup if you want to get an overview of what SSDT is and how to get started then I would recommend it:...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – FIX: Error 19456: None of the IP Addresses Configured...
Recently, while deploying a hybrid AlwaysOn availability group for a client, I faced this error. Since it was something I was not able to find many hits on internet search, I thought of sharing this...
View ArticleBlog Post: Lightweight Statistics Profiling (with a potential bug)
The great thing about new versions of SQL Server is the fact that they are packed full of new features but there some that don’t really get talked about much. I found out about a concept called...
View ArticleBlog Post: Monday Coffee 2017-02-13
Man, if there was an award for procrastinating I’d definitely be in with a shout for today (I write these posts on the weekend). So I’m half writing this sitting on my balcony with a beer, one eye on...
View ArticleBlog Post: What Does a DBA Do All Day?
It is clear to me that no one, except for database administrators, has any idea what a DBA does all day long: The post What Does a DBA Do All Day? appeared first on Thomas LaRock . If you liked this...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 7356, Level 16 – The OLE DB provider...
In SQL Server, we can create linked server to many other RDBMS. The providers to connect would generally publish by destination RBMS. In this client scenario, they were dealing with linked server to...
View ArticleBlog Post: Azure Advisor Recommendations
Logging into the Azure portal is a daily task of mine and my eyes light up when I see features in preview mode. With that being said Azure Advisor Recommendations is what I will be writing about today....
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 15281- SQL Server Blocked Access to...
One of my blog readers pinged me on Skype and asked a simple question. I always thought I had a blog written about this error, but I was wrong. So, this blog is the outcome of a short interaction with...
View ArticleBlog Post: True story: Encryption in progress stuck
Working with a couple of databases that needed TDE I noticed when I enabled one of them that it was stuck on “encryption in progress” for quite a while. Using the following query I confirmed the...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Powershell Script – Remove Old SQL Database Backup...
Few days back I wrote blog to help my blog reader and this is follow up on the same post How to Add Date to Database Backup Filename? – Interview Question of the Week #109 . In this blog post we will...
View ArticleBlog Post: The Future of Managing Databases in a Hybrid IT World
When you work in information technology long enough, you get to see how people react when something new comes along. Some people embrace change, even to the point of being an early adopter. Others...
View ArticleBlog Post: Gartner Magic Quadrant for BI 2017 Top 3 Rankings
This is a different spin on the top three vendor rankings visualized in Power BI. According to the placement of the chart elements in the “Visionary/Leader” quadrant, Microsoft leads Tableau by a...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Cannot open backup device. Operating system error...
There might be various reasons for above error, but this case is very specific to a situation where SQL Server was installed on a machine which was in Workgroup whereas the backup destination was the...
View ArticleBlog Post: How to Keep Certain Records on Top While Ordering Data? –...
Question : How to Keep Certain Records on Top While Ordering Data? Let me elaborate this question as it is originally received. “Hi Pinal, I just returned from an interview and I faced a very strange...
View ArticleBlog Post: SQL SERVER – Fix: Error 946, Severity: 14 – Cannot open database...
I was consulting a client for migration from SQL 2014 to SQL 2016. They were using methodology discussed in books online here. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn178483.aspx (Upgrading...
View ArticleBlog Post: Monday Coffee 2017-02-20
No rugby on last weekend so I didn’t have anything to distract me from working. On another note, my flat has never been cleaner! So last week Microsoft announced Availability Groups for SQL Server on...
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