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Applying Data Compression to the SQL Sentry Database : Part 1

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) investigates the approach, costs, and space/performance benefits of applying data compression to the SQL Sentry database. The post Applying Data Compression to the SQL...

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Applying Data Compression to the SQL Sentry Database : Part 2

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) continues her series on data compression, focusing on costs of implementation, index maintenance, and running SQL Sentry. The post Applying Data Compression to the SQL...

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Applying Data Compression to the SQL Sentry Database : Part 3

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) continues her compression series, looking at disk I/O, memory usage, and decision-making tables for selecting compression. The post Applying Data Compression to the SQL...

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Applying Data Compression to the SQL Sentry Database : Part 4

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) concludes her data compression series, providing the DDL commands you can apply to your own SQL Sentry database. The post Applying Data Compression to the SQL Sentry...

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Applying Data Compression to the SQL Sentry Database : Part 5 (Follow-up)

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) follows up on her data compression series, providing details on wait statistics, MAXDOP settings, and Performance Advisor. The post Applying Data Compression to the SQL...

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Delayed Durability while Purging Data

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) investigates using SQL Server's delayed durability feature to improve performance while purging data. The post Delayed Durability while Purging Data appeared first on...

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Custom Conditions : A Logical Choice

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) guides you through creating advanced SQL Sentry Custom Conditions with multi-step condition checks for intelligent alerting.  The post Custom Conditions : A Logical...

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New SQL Sentry Custom Conditions Pack

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) shows you what's new in the latest SQL Sentry Custom Conditions Pack for more intelligent alerting options. The post New SQL Sentry Custom Conditions Pack appeared first...

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Common Criteria Compliance: A True Story

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) explains the importance of the Common Criteria Compliance Enabled custom condition & avoiding unexpected performance issues. The post Common Criteria Compliance: A...

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SQL Sentry at SQL Saturday Maine 2016

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi), organizer of SQL Saturday Maine, provides a recap of the 2016 event & SQL Sentry speakers. The post SQL Sentry at SQL Saturday Maine 2016 appeared first on SQL...

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Custom Conditions: Maximum Instance Count

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) explains what the Maximum Instance Count is and how to use it when creating a Custom Condition. The post Custom Conditions: Maximum Instance Count appeared first on SQL...

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SQL Sentry Custom Conditions for VMware

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) describes the VMware-specific custom conditions and their use cases in right-sizing your virtual environments. The post SQL Sentry Custom Conditions for VMware appeared...

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T-SQL Tuesday #080 : DBCC CLONEDATABASE

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) takes a look at the new DBCC CLONEDATABASE command in SQL Server 2014 SP2 in this T-SQL Tuesday post. The post T-SQL Tuesday #080 : DBCC CLONEDATABASE appeared first on...

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Trust Issues Hurting Database Performance?

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) discusses locating & resolving SQL Server database trust issues (check constraints & foreign keys). The post Trust Issues Hurting Database Performance? appeared...

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New Custom Conditions Pack (July 2016)

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) tells you what's new in the latest SQL Sentry Custom Conditions Pack for more intelligent SQL Server altering. The post New Custom Conditions Pack (July 2016) appeared...

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#EntryLevel : Compression & Data Types

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) walks through the basics of when SQL Server data will benefit from compression and illustrates cases when it will not. The post #EntryLevel : Compression & Data...

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Custom Conditions: Trigger Threshold

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) explains when you should set a Trigger Threshold value on a Custom Condition and demonstrates a use case. The post Custom Conditions: Trigger Threshold appeared first on...

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New SQL Sentry Custom Conditions Pack

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) shows you what's new in the latest SQL Sentry Custom Conditions Pack for more intelligent alerting options. The post New SQL Sentry Custom Conditions Pack appeared first...

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Common Criteria Compliance: A True Story

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi) explains the importance of the Common Criteria Compliance Enabled custom condition & avoiding unexpected performance issues. The post Common Criteria Compliance: A...

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SQL Sentry at SQL Saturday Maine 2016

Melissa Connors (@MelikaNoKaOi), organizer of SQL Saturday Maine, provides a recap of the 2016 event & SQL Sentry speakers. The post SQL Sentry at SQL Saturday Maine 2016 appeared first on SQL...

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