Join a List of Values
There are multiple ways of retrieving data from a table when you have a list of values. Sometimes, the method is straight-forward and sometimes we just can’t see the right solution. Some of the...
View ArticleMass Backup All Sessions
Migrating Extended Event Sessions from one server to another should be a simple task. So simple, one would think there was no need to give it a second thought, right? Well, I have previously written...
View ArticleEvent Log File Paths
How does one consistently find the correct path to the Extended Event Log file (XEL file)? This is a topic that I ventured into some time ago. The previous article can be read here. In that article I...
View ArticleIncorrect Syntax – What?
Intuitive errors are very helpful when trying to troubleshoot a problem. On the other hand, when we receive an error that is vague, we sometimes find ourselves wanting to throw the laptop out the...
View ArticleWhat’s that SSIS Password
A recurring theme over the past several weeks (there are always recurring themes it seems) has been an issue that relates to SSIS. Clients will call for help with an SSIS package that has started...
View ArticleDrop That Schema
An often under utilized or maybe even mis-utilized feature of SQL Server is a database object schema. In the event of the latter, there is an occasional requirement for change. When this need arises,...
View ArticleFinding Deprecated Uses in SQL Server
How well do you know your environment? You probably know all of the jobs that are running, the frequency that indexes need to be rebuilt, and even which users have which level of access to each...
View ArticleEvents By Feature
Within the world of SQL Server there are a few things one can be certain of – things will change. This is true of the features in SQL Server. Additionally, Extended Events is constantly evolving which...
View ArticleFinding the Right Path
I have a fairly large backlog of articles that are in progress or that are planned for my series about Extended Events. Despite the backlog and planned articles, every now and then something else comes...
View ArticleBIT9 PathNames
We live in a day and age when security (data, network, server, etc) is seemingly at the forefront of the daily news. In our quest to improve security we seemingly always find more and more products...
View ArticleEasily Shred Event Data
It has been nearly a year since I started an extensive series about Extended Events. Previous to that start, I had already written a bunch of articles about Extended Events. Among the batch of articles...
View ArticleSQL Agent Job Schedules
Many moons ago, I posted a script to help report on the human friendly scheduling information for SSRS subscriptions. You can read all about that here. In a very similar fashion, today I want to share...
View ArticleShredding Extended Event Actions
The other day I wrote about that torrid love/hate relationship DBAs tend to have with working with XML. In that same post, I promised I would have a follow up post about XML in Extended Events. Well,...
View ArticleFinding Deprecated Uses in SQL Server
How well do you know your environment? You probably know all of the jobs that are running, the frequency that indexes need to be rebuilt, and even which users have which level of access to each...
View ArticleEvents By Feature
Within the world of SQL Server there are a few things one can be certain of – things will change. This is true of the features in SQL Server. Additionally, Extended Events is constantly evolving which...
View ArticleFinding the Right Path
I have a fairly large backlog of articles that are in progress or that are planned for my series about Extended Events. Despite the backlog and planned articles, every now and then something else comes...
View ArticleBIT9 PathNames
We live in a day and age when security (data, network, server, etc) is seemingly at the forefront of the daily news. In our quest to improve security we seemingly always find more and more products...
View ArticleEasily Shred Event Data
It has been nearly a year since I started an extensive series about Extended Events. Previous to that start, I had already written a bunch of articles about Extended Events. Among the batch of articles...
View ArticleSQL Agent Job Schedules
Many moons ago, I posted a script to help report on the human friendly scheduling information for SSRS subscriptions. You can read all about that here. In a very similar fashion, today I want to share...
View ArticleShredding Extended Event Actions
The other day I wrote about that torrid love/hate relationship DBAs tend to have with working with XML. In that same post, I promised I would have a follow up post about XML in Extended Events. Well,...
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