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Articles tagged with #database

The Identity Crisis: How to Fix Arithmetic Overflow Error 8115 and Prevent Database Crashes
Defusing the 2-billion-row time bomb: Why auto-incrementing integer keys suddenly hit an invisible ceiling, how to audit your system limits, and how to migrate to BIGINT safely.
Jun 30, 20267 min read
Azure SQL DTU at 100%: How to Stop Cloud Throttling and Optimize Database Costs
Surviving the cloud resource ceiling: Why your database suddenly slows down to a crawl, how to read hidden performance stats, and how to tune queries before paying for an expensive upgrade tier.
Jun 24, 20266 min read9
SQL Server JSON Performance: How to Fix Slow JSON Queries and Index Dynamic Data Safely
Tuning the schema-less engine: Why querying JSON data fields causes massive CPU text-grinding, how to parse payloads efficiently, and how to build precise virtual indexes.
Jun 23, 20266 min read1
SQL Server Query Blocking: How to Fix LCK Waits and Keep Traffic Moving Smoothly
Unclogging database concurrency logjams: Why queries wait in line, how to trace the root blocker, and how to fix table locking issues without risking data corruption.
Jun 22, 20266 min read1
SQL Server Memory-Optimized Tables: Speed Up Slow Queries and Stop Disk Bottlenecks
Running databases at the speed of RAM: How to store tables directly in memory, eliminate query blocking, and speed up slow database writes.
Jun 18, 20267 min read9
Demystifying SQL Server Concurrency: Locks, Latches, and the Shift to RCSI
In a perfect database world, every application query would execute in absolute isolation, untouched by concurrent operations. In the enterprise production world, however, hundreds of client threads ar
May 30, 20264 min read3