For example, it is common for an old SQL Server system to have many outdated databases, packages, user accounts and stored procedures which have not been touched in over 10 years.

The master database houses the greatest number of system tables, although every database on an instance of SQL Server also contains system tables. Note that all system tables are not truly tables.

In SQL Server, the database can be stored in different files and filegroups. If your database is small (100 MB or less), you do not need to worry too much about files and filegroups.

SQL Server system databases are stored local, but the app databases are stored on SAN storage provided by a NetApp. The NetApp is doing an asynchronous mirror to it's counterpart.

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3). SP3 brings new capabilities to Microsoft's relational database management system.

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how.

Here is a list of common wait types and techniques that every DBA (or wannabe DBA) should know. While there are many more wait types than listed here, understanding these will give you a leg up when ...

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