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  • Query Store for Everyone

    Query Store for Everyone

    May 3, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    SQL Server 2016’s Query Store feature is, without a doubt, one of the most exciting new features for this version. The Query Store will keep…

  • Heap tables in SQL Server

    Heap tables in SQL Server

    April 13, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    In the last post of this blog series, I discussed what a B-Tree index was and briefly explained its history. Before we dive into the…

  • The ‘B’ in B-Tree – Indexing in SQL Server

    The ‘B’ in B-Tree – Indexing in SQL Server

    April 4, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Some people advocate we should count by twelve rather than ten. This is because you can easily count the twelve segments of your fingers…

  • Availability Group Architecture – Adding a Second Site

    Availability Group Architecture – Adding a Second Site

    February 2, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Last time, I discussed the simplest Availability Group architecture, with only a single site. In this post I will expand upon the same architecture,…

  • Availability Group Architecture – High-Availability Only

    Availability Group Architecture – High-Availability Only

    January 19, 2016

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    Derik Hammer

    Availability groups offer us a variety of features. They offer high-availability (HA), they can give disaster recovery (DR), and they have connectivity and off-loading features…

  • Backup testing with PowerShell

    October 22, 2014

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    Derik Hammer

    This week I released a two part blog series on SQLShack.com. The series covers automated testing for your backup files and reporting on the results.…

  • ApexSQL’s Response to the Community

    September 17, 2014

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    Derik Hammer

    The end of last year I did a review on ApexSQL Restore, a tool used to attach SQL Server native backup files to a…

  • Querying Central Management Servers

    June 12, 2013

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    Derik Hammer

    SQL Server Central Management Servers have a number of great features such as, policy enforcement, spawning group connection query windows, and organizing your list…

  • How to: Configure SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn – Part 3 of 7

    April 11, 2013

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    Derik Hammer

    How to: Configure SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Enabling the AlwaysOn Feature Quick post on how to enable the AlwaysOn feature at the database instance…

  • Automated Unattended (Silent) SQL Server Installs with PowerShell

    August 6, 2012

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    Derik Hammer

    Last time we covered the basics of unattended installs in my post, Unattended (Silent) SQL Server Installations. Here I will be providing and explaining…

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