What the heck is the SQL Server Version Store?

October 15, 2019 Andy 1

Maybe you’ve read about the Read Committed Snapshot (RCSI) or Snapshot Isolation levels. Or maybe you were trying to figure out the difference between the two snapshot isolation levels. Perhaps you’ve looked into read-only secondary replicas in your Availability Group, or even had some problems … [Read More]

SQL database stuck in recovery

October 12, 2019 Andy 0

Question I have SQL server 2017. I have one 3 TB size database there. Somehow due to long running transaction the database got stuck ‘IN Recovery’ mode after SQL server Restarted. When I checked the sql error logs it says 2 189 255 seconds remaining … [Read More]

Updates to the Data Blogger Resource Kit

October 9, 2019 Andy 2

Earlier this year, I published the first crack at a Data Blogger Resource Kit. When I initially created the kit, I wasn’t quite sure exactly what direction I would go with it. In the months since, I’ve started to get a better idea of where … [Read More]