Few days ago I have noticed that there will be a change (again) in certification paths for next generation of SQL servers. So I would like to recommend some thoughts about this from Microsoft Certified Masters (MCM) of Brent Ozar PLF Company.
Michal Tinthofer is the face of the Woodler company which (as he does), is fully committed to complete support of Microsoft SQL Server products to its customers. He often acts as a database architect, performance tuner, administrator, SQL Server monitoring developer (Woodler SMT) and, last but not least, a trainer of people who are developing their skills in this area. His current "Quest" is to help admins and developers to quickly and accurately identify issues related to their work and SQL Server runtime.
Sometimes is nice to have a tool/report which could allow you to see how much your backup storage is degraded over time. Especially by fragmentation and auto growth/shrink operations.
Read moreWe are pleased to announce SMT 1.14.0, one of the most significant SMT releases to date. This version introduces Custom Pages, a completely redesigned chart engine, advanced query recompilation analysis, Plan Guide management, monitoring controls directly
Read moreRecently i have observed some problems with cluster installation in one of my clients. In server logs were those messages:
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