What does the min server memory setting actually mean?
I know that there is some confusion about what exactly the minimum server memory setting in sp_configure actually does. When I was at PASS I was able to ask the Microsoft guys this very question and here is what they told me. The setting does not control how much memory SQL takes when it starts […]
Better Error Reporting for Service Broker
I’ve submitted a request to Microsoft (via the Connect site) to have them improve the error reporting which the Service Broker does to the error log. If everyone could vote for that submission (https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=304785) it would go a long way towards getting it included in a future build of SQL Server.
Great little database comic strip.
While waiting for an index to be created I ran across this little beauty over at http://xkcd.com. I just had to share it.
Getting the right disk config for your SQL Server
Many DBAs so not have the knowledge needed in the storage area to be able to ask the right questions to there storage engineers, and often storage engineers do not know the right questions to ask a DBA to get the answers that they need. Because of this database storage ends up being configured correctly […]