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Cause and Effect with Causality Tracking
For this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, I discussed my changing thoughts on Extended Events as time has passed. Staying on the topic of Extended Events, let’s take a look at causality tracking and how it can be beneficial when tracking SQL Server activity. What is Causality Tracking? Causality is defined as the relationship between cause and … Continue reading Cause and Effect with Causality Tracking
T-SQL Tuesday #146 – Upending Preconceived Notions
The first T-SQL Tuesday invitation post of 2022 comes from Andy Yun. Andy’s invitation asks to describe a time when you learned something new that then changed your mind on a particular topic. Check out the invitation post by clicking the T-SQL Tuesday logo below: Kicking it Old School with SQL Profiler Extended Events was … Continue reading T-SQL Tuesday #146 – Upending Preconceived Notions
Buffer Pool and Page Life Expectancy
How familiar are you with the SQL Server buffer pool and operations like page faults? Do you know what value is “good” when checking page life expectancy? Let’s take a look at some of these areas. Life is Cool by the Pool The buffer pool in SQL Server is an area in memory for caching … Continue reading Buffer Pool and Page Life Expectancy
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