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SQL Server Collation
What is Collation? Collation is a set of rules dictating how each group of characters within SQL Server is treated. A list of collations and their definitions can be found using the following query. SELECT name, description FROM sys.fn_helpcollations() WHERE...
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Seven SQL Performance-Killers to Avoid in Db2
How DB2 Handles SQL SQL is a powerful language in the hands of the right RDBMS. One of SQL's strengths is that you specify what data you want returned without specifying what file, disk, san, or sector that data is stored on. Because we describe the result set we...
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Remote Desktop Connection Error: CredSSP Encryption Oracle Remediation
Connection Error Details While attempting to make an RDP connection to another Windows client the following error may be encountered. Typically this error is encountered when attempting a connection to an Azure hosted client, it has also been encountered when...
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SQL Server Services
A service is a program that runs in the background that does not require any user interaction. Some examples of services are the drivers for your keyboard and mouse, your antivirus software, and the SQL Server Service. The SQL Server Service is the executable process...
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Upgrading the SHA-1 certificate in SQL Server
For some time now, SHA-1 has not been allowed to be issued from CA’s with few exceptions. This was due to a large catalog of evidence suggesting that SHA-1 was less secure than acceptable. Starting with SQL 2016 self-signed certificates are issued using SHA-2,...
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Dropping Indexes to Improve Db2 Performance
Indexes are Good for Performance Generally speaking, DBAs and developers spend a fair amount of their performance time trying to find which indexes to add to a database to improve performance. If a specific query is having performance problems, one of the strongest...
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Top Linux Commands for MS SQL Server DBAs
These are the ten most important commands to know as a DBA working in a Linux environment. This is not specific to any Linux distribution or single database platform necessarily, however, I have added some really good links specific to MSSQL Server running on Linux at...
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Managing VLFs in SQL Server 2017
One of the new features introduced by Microsoft in SQL Server 2017 is the new DMF sys.dm_db_log_info. It helps to take a look at the structure of the transaction log file without using the undocumented DBCC LOGINFO. As we all know, Transaction Log Files are internally...
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