Sometimes a disk will suddenly become full. On this disk we may have one base or many, while we may have space on another disk, we must somehow find which datafiles are full. In this… read more
Why can't I shrink the transaction log in SQL Server and why is it full?
In a previous article we saw what the Transaction Log is. This time we'll see how we can empty it and make it shrink, we'll also see what we can do case by case when it won't let us. Suddenly… read more
How we find the performance of existing Indexes and which new Indexes SQL Server recommends
In a previous article we saw what indexes are. In this article we will see how to find the status of their hash, if you are using, when they were created, when they were updated and if they are missing indexes recommended by SQL Server.… read more
Why is restarting the SQL Server instance delayed?
In this article we will look in detail at some of the most common reasons why a SQL Server instance may be slow to restart and what we can do to improve this time on a case-by-case basis. Using a very large… read more
What is the Transaction Log and what is it used for in SQL Server
In this article we will analyze what the Transaction Log is in Microsoft SQL Server, what it is used for and what to watch out for. What is the Transaction Log Every database we create apart from the data files that… read more
How do we automate the index rebuild process in SQL Server without using a maintenance plan
As we have seen in an earlier article for the easiest way to access data in databases we use indexes and statistics. Indexes are essentially an index that helps us find what we are looking for faster. But as... read more
How can we perform backups and other Agent jobs in an Always On Availability Group of SQL Server
In this article we will see how to take backups and run jobs on any server that has the Primary role or is a Preferred Backup Replica in an Always On Availability Group of SQL Server. While installing… read more
How do we find what queries are currently running in SQL Server?
Many times we will need to quickly find out what queries are running in an instance of SQL Server. In this article we will see a query that I have written that can directly extract all the information we need. The query retrieves… read more
How do we automate the database backup process in SQL Server without using a maintenance plan
In this article we will see the easiest and most efficient way to backup all instance databases. We will do this using the DatabaseBackup procedure created by Ola Hallengren. Of course… read more
