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SQL Server Performance - what it takes for a newbie DBA in resolving performance issues?

Published 5 February 8 2:57 AM | SSQA.net

SQL Server Performance Tuning, sounds familiar on a DBA perspective and though it sounds like an easy words but when you start analyzing the problem it is far deeper inside. When you refer to the web resources such as forums/newsgroups then a common question...

Filed under: sql server, performance, blogs, blocking, security, query, best practice, index plan, sql server central, newsgroups, forums

High CPU issues that are specific to SQL Server 2000 installations and few with SQL 2005 too!

Published 20 September 7 10:40 AM | SSQA.net

Here comes another Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) on the forums and Frequently Posted Blog (FPB) here about high cpu issues on the SQL Server 2000 instances. Looking at high cpu spiks and performace issues is a common problem in all SQL Server installations...

Filed under: sql server, performance, databases, blogs, blocking, query, kba, cpu, execution plan, backups, resources, high cpu, FAQ

TSQL to obtain a list of current execution of Parallel Plans (MAXDOP)

Published 4 September 7 9:32 AM | SSQA.net

PARALLELISM is a close friend of DBA where you get to see it as a common occurence in the multi-processor server environment and during such performance issues you can also investigate whether a parallel plan is in use. For instance If a particular query...

Filed under: sql server, stats, performance, blocking, tuning, query, stored procedure, statistics, parallelism, contribution

Performance - check whether it is affecting application or system, don't blame SQL Server alone

Published 3 September 7 9:42 AM | SSQA.net

Its a general assumption that whenever performance is degraded, the finger will be pointed to SQL Server, pretty easy eh!? If you look at any of the SQL Server related forums then 3 in 10 questions asks same question and nothing but shove blame on SQL...

Filed under: application, sql server, performance, blocking, security, query, table, wait, queue, high cpu, oltp

Why is a SPID blocking itself in sysprocesses?

Published 27 July 7 3:29 AM | SSQA.net

This was the question asked during an interview that was attended by one of my friend, I'm not sure how he managed to answer but came to me asking how it is possible. For your information af ter you apply SQL 2000 Service Pack 4, you might observe...

Filed under: sql server, performance, blocking, query, self

TSQL to generate blocking scenario for testing

Published 27 July 7 2:44 AM | SSQA.net

Most of the times you have observed to identify the blocking and how to resolve them. How about you need a script to generate a blocking scenario within your queries, this is to identify the blocker script is working or not. Also will help to test whether...

Filed under: sql server, blocking, query, script, tsql, tables, create