Author: Eric Cobb

SQL Server memory configuration fine-tunes your servers' performance.

SQL Server Settings: Memory Configuration

SQL Server is designed to efficiently manage memory on its own. It requests memory when it’s needed and releases memory back to the system when it’s not. However, the default settings may not be ideal for your situation. An experienced database administrator will usually fine-tune these settings to optimize performance and server stability. Minimum server…
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SQL Server Settings: Optimize For Ad-hoc Workloads

I’m my last post on SQL Server Setting, I discussed MAXDOP and how it can affect SQL Server performance. In this post, I’ll review another SQL Server configuration setting that can impact performance – Optimize for Ad-hoc Workloads. What is the plan cache? Every time you run a query in SQL Server, an execution plan…
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SQL Server Settings: MAXDOP

Did you know that not configuring the MAXDOP setting in SQL Server properly could cause performance problems for your queries?

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Deadlocks Could Mean Data Loss!

Deadlocks in SQL Server are more than just a nuisance, they can be problematic, and even lead to data loss and inconsistencies.