In SQL Server, the DBCC CHECKDB command is a critical tool for ensuring the integrity of your databases. It performs checks on the logical and… Read More »DBCC CHECKDB Options Overview

Today Microsoft released a new update for SQL Server. SQL Server 2022 CU21 for 2022 (16.0.4215.2 – September 2025) CU20 + GDR (16.0.4212.1 – September… Read More »New SQL Update from Microsoft

Here is a short video that I created explaining the difference between Push and Pull Replication. Watch it on YouTube. https://youtu.be/ykHsAHH-ggs?si=Msr4jRgeygOs3_Gq Replication Course Enrollment Information… Read More »Pull vs Push Replication Video

Today Microsoft released a new update for SQL Server. SQL Server 2016 CU17 + GDR for SP2 (13.0.5893.48 – June 2022) CU17 for 2016 SP2… Read More »New SQL Update from Microsoft

Why Testing Your Backups is a Game Changer Regularly testing your backups is critical to ensure your data is secure and recoverable. Here is why… Read More »Testing Your Backups

SQL Server’s DBCC IND command is an undocumented database console command that is used to display the allocation and deallocation status of the data pages… Read More »SQL Server DBCC Commands: DBCC IND

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Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a feature of Microsoft SQL Server that enables the encryption of a databases data and log files, as well as… Read More »Securing SQL Server: Transparent Data Encryption

Optimizing SQL Server with DBAssistant Managing a SQL Server can be complex, but Database Health Monitor‘s DBAssistant feature simplifies the process by analyzing your environment… Read More »Optimizing SQL Server with DBAssistant