SQL, .NET and everything Microsoft

Performance Impact of querying SQL Server 2005 DMVs and implementing Page Checksum

Sanchan — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:44:00 GMT

Many of you have asked me the performance impact of:

a) Running a default profiler trace

b) Enabling page checksum

Although there is only theoretical information available in BOL, Linchi Shea (SQL Server MPV) has some good posts on empirical analysis on these features.

Where am I these days?

Sanchan — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:24:00 GMT

Well, as mentioned earlier, the SQL Server Support team now has an official blog and I am busy blogging there.

For all those SQL Server aficionados, I encourage you to visit our blog. You will find really good content out there which will help you resolve some of your issues on your own.

See you there:

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlblog

As for my articles, you can find them at:

http://simple-talk.com/author/sanchan-sahai-saxena/

I am currently in the process of writing the second installment of my article Fine Tuning your Database Design in SQL 2005. It will be published at Simple-Talk very soon. I will keep you posted.

Thanks

Sanchan

Security in SQL 2005 - encryption and decryption

Sanchan — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:12:00 GMT

We recently posted a blog about SQL 2005 Security enhancements, focussing on encryption and decryption.

Check it out and let us know what you think.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlblog/archive/2006/11/02/part-i-data-security-enhancements-in-sql-server-2005.aspx

“Unexpected error occurred” during SQL Server 2005 SP1 install

Sanchan — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:22:00 GMT

We are seeing this issue for many customers installing SQL 2005 SP1.

Check out the resolution for it at our support blog

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlblog/archive/2006/10/09/_1C20_Unexpected-error-occurred_1D20_-during-SQL-Server-2005-SP1-install_2E00_.aspx

My second article is now available to view

Sanchan — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:46:00 GMT

I wrote another article for Simple-Talk.com and it is available to view now.

Fine Tune Your Database Design in SQL 2005

http://simple-talk.com/sql/sql-server-2005/fine-tuning-your-database-design-in-sql-2005/

Let me know what you think.

Sanchan

Errors while using tools in SQL 2005

Sanchan — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 05:04:00 GMT

Recently, I blogged about an issue with SQL Server 2005 tools. You might get the below error when using these tools:

Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

Input string was not in a correct format.

You can check my blog here.

Have you used Query Notification in SQL 2005? Fill out this survey

Sanchan — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 02:19:00 GMT

I am running a survey on Query Notification and would appreciate if you could fill it out.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlblog/archive/2006/09/30/778143.aspx

Thanks

Sanchan

Where am I these days?

Sanchan — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:20:00 GMT

Well, I have been blogging at a new blog home.

http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlblog/

This blog is setup by the SQL Server Support team at Microsoft and I have been blogging there for quite sometime now.

Check out this blog for my latest writings. You will find lot of good stuff on SQL Server here.

Cheers!

Sanchan

Add/Remove programs and SQL 2005 - continued

Sanchan — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 16:55:00 GMT

Sometime ago, I blogged about SQL Server 2005 installation and how you can use Add/Remove programs to add or remove components in SQL 2005. I recently published a KB article on this – KB 922670 . Please refer to it for more information on this topic and...(read more)

Installing SQL 2005 and SQL 2000 on the same box - what you should know?

Sanchan — Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:39:00 GMT

Many customers have asked me if they can install SQL 2000 and SQL 2005 on the same box, side by side. The answer to this is YES. You can install SQL 2000, SQL 7.0 and SQL 2005 on the same box. However, there are certain special considerations that you...(read more)

My Article - Query Notification and SQL 2005

Sanchan — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:31:00 GMT

Today, one of my articles got published at Simple Talk Magazine in the UK. In this article, I take a deep dive into the nuts and bolts of implementing SQL Server 2005 Query Notification using SQLCacheDependency object in ASP.NET 2.0. You can take a peak...(read more)

Upgrade from SQL Server Evaluation Edition to full blown editions?

Sanchan — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:22:00 GMT

Well, the last month has been really hectic and I have been involved with a lot of stuff that I never planned for – as you can see, I didn’t get much of a chance to blog this month. But now that things are back to normal pace, I am coming back!!! Recently,...(read more)

FAQs - SQL Server and Disk Subsystem requirements

Sanchan — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:20:00 GMT

This is the first installment in my FAQ series. In this blog entry, I have consolidated all the questions that I have received from my readers about available disk subsystems in the market and their compatibility with SQL Server. I have tried to address...(read more)

Working with TempDb in SQL 2005

Sanchan — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:13:00 GMT

Just a quick note, Microsoft has published a great whitepaper on TempDB. You can download it here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/f/8/4f8f2dc9-a9a7-4b68-98cb-163482c95e0b/WorkingWithTempDB.doc I will add more blog content about TempDb soon....(read more)

SQL, .NET and everything Microsoft

Performance Impact of querying SQL Server 2005 DMVs and implementing Page Checksum

Where am I these days?

Security in SQL 2005 - encryption and decryption

“Unexpected error occurred” during SQL Server 2005 SP1 install

My second article is now available to view

More topics added to the SQL Support blog

Errors while using tools in SQL 2005

Have you used Query Notification in SQL 2005? Fill out this survey

Where am I these days?

Add/Remove programs and SQL 2005 - continued

Installing SQL 2005 and SQL 2000 on the same box - what you should know?

My Article - Query Notification and SQL 2005

Upgrade from SQL Server Evaluation Edition to full blown editions?

FAQs - SQL Server and Disk Subsystem requirements

Working with TempDb in SQL 2005