After several attempts to install SQL Server 2012 on Windows 7, I was getting the following error. “SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: doc.” After 4 retries with different options I finally tried running setup.exe “As Administrator” based on suggestions that I found when searching on the error. Still no luck. Next …
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I added 2 new reports Top Cache Queries and Top CPU Queries into the Server Health Reports. Here is a screen shot of the latest report, the Top CPU Queries report: Enjoy….
I spent the day today at SQL Saturday in Vancouver BC. I met some fabulous SQL Server professionals, and presented 2 sessions. The first Session was on Unleashing Common Table Expressions in SQL Server. This was the second time that I presented this one, the first was at a SQL Saturday, the first time was SQL Saturday 108 in …
In preparation for my presentation at SQL Saturday in Vancouver BC tomorrow, I have updated the SQL Server Health Reports. As I was preparing for my presentation I discovered a few areas that I wanted to improve on the layout, sorting and overall presentation. Too late for the presentation tomorrow, but I started on the next new report to add …
It has been a busy week getting ready for SQL Saturday Vancouver, planning sessions to present at future training’s and determining new material to present. Today I submitted 4 sessions to Seattle Code Camp for their June session. Using SSRS 2012 Reports to Analyze SQL Server Health Unleashing Common Table Expressions in SQL Server SQL Server Performance for Developers What’s …
The SQL Server Health Reports have been updated. As part of preparing for my SQL Saturday 114 presentation next weekend in Vancouver BC, I have updated the SQL Server Health Reports one more time. The latest update included lots of minor UI fixup making the reports look better. Including more summary detail on the main Health Report. Also, additional details …
Part of SQL Server running queries is that once a query is analyzed, parsed and compiled, that compiled plan is kept in memory so that it can be quickly re-used in the future. If you are using proper parameterized queries, most of your queries will get kept around and re-used saving lots of CPU and memory on SQL Server. If …
As I have been working on my SQL Server Health Reports for my presentation at SQL Saturday 114 in Vancouver on March 17th, I have changed the way that I do things several times. After attending a SSRS class “SSRS Beyond the Basics ” at SQL Saturday 108 in Redmond presented by @sqlbelle I learned a few tricks to help make this happen. …
I learned this from one of my co-workers. A quick tip for formatting SSRS reports. When you are in the SSRS report editor, and you want to move the currently selected object (or objects), you can move them with the arrow keys. Most people who have used SSRS know that one, but did you know that if you use the …
In preparation for SQL Saturday 114 in Vancouver on March 17th, I have been updating and finalizing the SQL Server Health Reports. The upload today contains the largest number of changes since I created the SQL Server Health Reports. Before this update, the SQL Server Health Reports was just a bunch of reports for reporting on your database. One big change is the …