Today is my last day at Microsoft. I’m off to do something completely different, joining a small...

https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/grahamk/the-end-of-the-line

Today is my last day at Microsoft. I’m off to do something completely different, joining a small Scandinavian tech company called Basefarm. You can continue to find me online here: http://se.linkedin.com/in/globalgoat www.globalgoat.com Enjoy your SQL Servers ! It’s been a pleasure. Graham

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/grahamk/2011/02/04/the-end-of-the-line/

Today is my last day at Microsoft. I’m off to do something completely different, joining a small Scandinavian tech company called Basefarm. You can continue to find me online here: http://se.linkedin.com/in/globalgoat www.globalgoat.com Enjoy your SQL Servers ! It’s been a pleasure. Graham

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/grahamk/2011/02/04/the-end-of-the-line/

I was looking at a problem this morning about long blocking chains caused by the wait type...

https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/grahamk/sql-server-blocking-caused-by-database-mirroring-wait-type-dbmirror_dbm_event

I was looking at a problem this morning about long blocking chains caused by the wait type DBMIRROR_DBM_EVENT, and it makes an interesting case study about database mirroring, blocking, undocumented wait types and general troubleshooting techniques for database mirroring. The information following relates ONLY to SQL 2005, SQL 2008 and SQL 2008 R2. However since...

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/grahamk/2011/01/10/sql-server-blocking-caused-by-database-mirroring-wait-type-dbmirror_dbm_event/

We've recently been looking at a problem which triggered this error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server...

https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/grahamk/compatibility-problems-between-dmo-and-smo-connectivity-on-newer-versions-of-sql-server

This might sounds like a strange requirement, but it can be converted to do a number of different...

https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/grahamk/extended-event-to-track-and-trace-syntax-errors

It's very rare that I tell people to blindy apply service packs or hotfixes (especially windows...

https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/grahamk/sql-server-performance-problems-due-to-high-privileged-cpu-time-when-running-windows-server-2008-r2