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 when you plan to change your index design is good to know the columns of your tables. But not just a data type and max size.
Read moreToday, we have prepared another release of SMT 1.11.0 for you. It is rather significant, and it should be since we haven’t had a big one since last summer. So take your time, sit down, and let’s go through the news in SMT.
Read moreIn the world of SQL Server, TEMPDB is often called the "public dumping ground." We expect it to be busy, but we also expect it to clean up after itself.
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