Query Store in SQL Server 2016

Query Store in SQL Server 2016

Every environment is configured differently; however, we have all experienced alerts being triggered due to unfavorable performance. Oftentimes, before our root cause analysis begins, the issue has resolved itself and/or someone may have rebooted. Although current...
MySQL Error Invalid lost+found Schema

MySQL Error Invalid lost+found Schema

If within a MySQL instance a schema name such as “#mysql#lost+found” or “#lost+found” is listed when the “show schemas” or “show databases” command is run, it’s not a true schema but will appear when MySQL is installed in a...
MySQL User With wildcard and localhost Hosts

MySQL User With wildcard and localhost Hosts

There’s often confusion over why MySQL users are created with a host of localhost in addition to a user created with wildcard, %, for their host. create user ‘some_user’@’localhost’ identified by ‘some_password_here’; create...
What’s a Database Health Check?

What’s a Database Health Check?

As a critical component of your business, a healthy database is vital to staff efficiency and customer satisfaction. If you’ve neglected database maintenance and tuning, chances are you’re running into a litany of performance issues. When your database...
Creating a Windows Backup Image (Win10)

Creating a Windows Backup Image (Win10)

The following instruction will walk you through how to create a Windows OS backup in the event you need system image restore. An image backup copies everything on your drive, including partitions and the boot sector. It’s the only way to back up your Windows...