Every role that I have been in has had different challenges over time. Sometimes the challenge is a technical one that relates to scalability, or some specific technical topics. Other times the challenge may be an employee, subordinate, co-worker or your supervisor. You might have issues with time, resources or your work environment. I worked in one position for several …

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If you are noticing a number of waits showing up on your SQL Server of type PREEMPTIVE_OS_GETPROCADDRESS and it is linked to the system procedure xp_delete_file the you may want to look at your backup cleanup jobs. Lets take a look at what you may actually be seeing – see image above What is shown in the image above is …

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Over the last 30+ years of working with SQL Server, I have seen a lot of interview questions relating to SQL Server. I have been on both sides of the interview table, sometimes wondering what the person on the other side of the table was asking. There are 3 questions that I really like when interviewing people for SQL Server …

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I am working on a big update to Database Health Monitor that I expect to release near the end of the year. So far I am sharing the beta with a few people to try it out before it is ready to release. Here is a list of some of the changes. Licensing Changes There are some licensing changes in …

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