SQL Server Managed Services: A Cost-Effective, Hassle-Free Solution to Your Database Needs Welcome to our deep dive into the world of SQL Server Managed Services,… Read More »SQL Server Managed Services: Cost-Effective and Hassle-Free
In addition to its customizable dashboard, intelligent alerting system, and powerful reporting capabilities, the Database Health Monitor also provides valuable insights into wait statistics and… Read More »Database Health: Wait Statistics and Blocking Queries
Understanding TDE in SQL Server: A Quick Guide Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a security feature in Microsoft SQL Server designed to protect data at… Read More »What is TDE
How Vital Is Your SQL Server Data? A Guide to Preparedness SQL Server data forms the backbone of countless organizations, powering critical applications, storing sensitive… Read More »How Vital Is Your SQL Server Data? Are You Prepared?
Join Types Hi there, I’m Steve Stedman, and I’m excited to share with you my SQL Server course focused on SQL Server Joins, available at… Read More »SQL School: Master SQL Server JOINS with My JOINS Course
Cross DB Ownership Chaining is a feature of SQL Server that allows one database to access objects in another database, even if the two databases… Read More »Securing SQL Server: Cross DB Ownership Chaining
Recently when shrinking a SQL Server data file, I ran into the following error: File ID 3 of database ID 15 cannot be shrunk as… Read More »SQL Server DBCC Commands: Shrink Errors
The integrity of a Microsoft SQL Server database can be severely undermined by corruption, leading to data inaccessibility and potential operational disasters. My comprehensive approach… Read More »SQL Server Corruption: NOLOCK and Corruption
What SQL Server TDE Doesn’t Do: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) in SQL Server is a powerful feature designed to protect data… Read More »What TDE Does Not Do
Today Microsoft released a new update for SQL Server. SQL Server 2022 CU20 for 2022 (16.0.4205.1 – July 2025) CU19 + GDR (16.0.4200.1 – July… Read More »New SQL Update from Microsoft