In today's show, Guy and Eitan host the co-founders of EverSQL, Oded Valin and Tomer Shay. We talk about their automated SQL tuning solution and SQL tuning best practices in general.

• eversql.com - Official Website
• Software Vendor Mistakes - Erik Darling Data

Relevant links:

• Cardinality Estimation: Combining Density Statistics | Paul White
• SQL Server CE: Multiple single-column statistics connected by AND
• SQL Server CE: Multiple single-column statistics connected by OR
• Detect Low PAGE Compression Success Rates in all Databases | Eitan Blumin
• The Curious Case of… tracking page compression success rates | Paul Randal
• The Ultimate Compression Savings Estimation Script for an Entire Database | Eitan Blumin
• SQLBits 2022 Conference
• Enterprise Data World 2022 Conference
• Buffer Pool Distribution by Tables | Guy Glantser
• Track Failed Logins in Azure SQL DB using RING_BUFFER_CONNECTIVITY
• Is SQL Server Profiler in Azure Data Studio? – SQLServerCentral
• Using the SSMS XEvent Profiler

Guy and Eitan discuss some interesting announcements and focus on the topic of Security in SQL Server.

Relevant links:

• Announcing new features for the SQL IaaS Agent Extension! - Microsoft Tech Community
• Troubleshooting SQL Server made easy via Notebooks – seeking your feedback - Microsoft Tech Community
• Veeam security breach: Backup "Removal" Solutions - From Conti Ransomware With Love
• sp_helprotect is very useful in permission issue - Microsoft Tech Community
• Databases and Guests - Vitaly Bruk
• Performance Tuning Like a Pro - with Hypothetical Indexes - Eitan Blumin
• Dynamic Data Masking in SQL Server
• Madeira Toolbox Roundup:
  • GUEST user with database permissions.sql
  • PUBLIC role with excessive permissions.sql
  • DBCC CLONEDATABASE (Transact-SQL)
  • Audit trace file binary search by timestamp.sql
  • Security_Audit_Default_Trace.sql
  • SQLSecurityAudit.sql
  • Detect Weak Passwords in SQL Server
  • track_logins_in_use_extended_events.sql

Guy and Eitan talk about the interesting new features announced in SQL Server 2022, a new sp_whoisactive version, and a bunch of Microsoft blog posts on Tech Community.

Relevant links:

• SQL Server 2022:
  • Announcing SQL Server 2022 preview: Azure-enabled with continued performance and security innovation
  • Introducing SQL Server 2022 | Bob Ward
  • Announcing the SQL Server 2022 Early Adoption Program
  • SQL Server 2022 | Official Microsoft
• The new version of sp_whoisactive - v12.00
• Extended Events to the Rescue - by Guy Glantser on SQLFriday
• New Microsoft support troubleshooting articles:
  • SQL Server CE: Multiple single-column statistics
  • SQL Server CE: Multiple single-column statistics connected by OR
  • Update Stats Sample Rate does not work
  • Use Orca.exe Tool to Verify Corrupted MSI/MSP file in Failed SQL Patching
  • Use Trace Flag 902 (TF902) to Bring Up Your SQL Service in Failed Post Upgrade Script
  • Prevent SQL Server Dump Generation in Hot Cases: Common Ways & Scenarios
  • Recover TDE Databases in Disaster : Recover Steps for 3 Common Scenarios

Guy and Eitan talk about some important news, about Availability Sets in Azure, and several useful T-SQL scripts in our Toolbox.

Relevant links:

• Azure Feedback is back!
• Troubleshooting SQL Server made easy via Notebooks – seeking your feedback
• Open sourcing the .NET 5 C# Language Extension for SQL Server
• Replication enhancements in the SQL Server 2019 CU13 release
• This episode was recorded on October 25th, before the important announcement about the release of SQL Server 2022. Check it out here.
• Availability Sets for Virtual Machines in Azure
• Madeira Toolbox Round-Up:
  • Certificate Management Scripts
  • Shrink All Shrinkable Transaction Logs.sql
  • Ola Hallengren Recommended IndexOptimize Examples

Guy and Eitan talk about various topics related to SQL Server, including upcoming virtual events, interesting new scripts from our toolbox, and more!

Relevant links:

• SQL Server 2016 SP3: Last Service Pack for SQL Server
  • SQL Server Release Dates and Product Lifecycle
• PASS Data Community Summit - November 8-12, 2021
  • Development Lifecycle Basics for DBAs
• Group By Conference 2021
  • SSDT Methodologies & Features for DB DevOps
• Level up your skills with Bicep!
• TRY/CATCH and Transactions in SQL Server:
  • TRY...CATCH (Transact-SQL)
  • @@TRANCOUNT (Transact-SQL)
  • XACT_STATE (Transact-SQL)
  • SET XACT_ABORT (Transact-SQL)
• Today's Madeira Toolbox Round-Up:
  • Table and Index High Unused Space.sql
    • DBCC CLEANTABLE (Transact-SQL)
  • DatabaseIntegrityCheck - Minimal check on PRIMARY, Full check on SECONDARY.sql
    • DatabaseIntegrityCheck by Ola Hallengren
  • Shrink_Database_File_in_Specified_Increments.sql
• SARGability Week by Erik Darling

Are you a data professional who needs to be able to convince people that you're right? Blythe Morrow is here to help!

Blythe Morrow is our special guest for today, teaching us tech folks how to talk and convince people about topics in regards to Data Platform technologies.

• Blythe Morrow on LinkedIn
• Blythe Morrow is a Pre-Con speaker at PASS Data Community Summit
• Blythe Morrow in: Meet the Pre-Con Speakers
• Paper Sword B2B
• Paper Sword B2B is also the agency behind the Group By Conference

Guy and Eitan discuss change automation tricks for databases, do a round-up of the newest scripts in the Madeira Toolbox, and more.

Relevant links:

• Database Change Automation:
  • DbaTools
  • sp_generate_merge by Daniel Nolan (readyroll)
  • Add support for "Prevent saving changes that require table re-creation" option in SqlPackage / SSDT (Azure Feedback)
    • (New feedback item at Microsoft Q&A)
• Madeira Toolbox Round-Up:
  • Missing Indexes with High Impact
  • Increase Database File in Specified Increments
  • SSRS Deployment Powershell script
  • Update RegisterAllProvidersIP and HostRecordTTL in all AG Clusters (multi-subnet best practice)
• AT TIME ZONE Performance Issues (Jonathan Kehayias)
• More about AT TIME ZONE (Jonathan Kehayias)
• Dativerse event by DataGrillen on August 13th

Guy and Eitan shoot the breeze about several interesting topics that you wouldn't want to miss out on!

Relevant links:

• SQL Server 2016 going out of mainstream support
• Intelligent Query Processing Capabilities in SQL Server
• Group by conference recordings on YouTube
• Dynamic search queries in T-SQL - THE NINJA WAY - by Eitan Blumin
• SQL Data Partners Episode 227: SSDT Methodologies for DB DevOps
• Data Platform Meetup Israel:
  • Call for Speakers
  • Wait Statistics - Torsten Strauss
  • Great Reasons to Run Your Cloud App on Azure SQL MI - Niko Neugebauer
  • 6 Techniques to Make SQL Server Speedometer Go Crazy - Amit Bansal
• Decrypting MSSQL Credential Passwords - NetSPI Blog
• How to Protect SQL Server from Hackers and Penetration Tests - Eitan Blumin
• Handy Powershell script templates to rule them all
• How to create indexed views ONLINE - by Michael J. Swart
• SQLCMD Template for Creating an Indexed View Online and Gradually Migrate Data Into it

Today we go over a list written by Kevin Chant about a year ago, and add some of our own insights.

Relevant links:

• Ten comments I think every SQL Server DBA wants to say | Kevin Chant
• Eitan's T-SQL Tuesday blog posts about automation and productivity:
  • T-SQL Tuesday #123 – Life hacks to make your day easier
  • T-SQL Tuesday #127 – Tips and Tricks to Automate Your Life
  • T-SQL Tuesday #130 – Eitan's Laws of Automation
  • T-SQL Tuesday #135: The Tools of My Trade
• Test-DbaBackup Powershell cmdlet for automated restore tests
• Maintenance Script for Integrity Checks split into buckets per weekday
• How to Find which user deleted the database in SQL Server
• SQLWatch.io