Azure / SQL Server / This location is not available for subscription

Posted by in Azure, Powershell, SQL Tips and Tricks on Oct 22nd, 2018 | 5 comments
Azure / SQL Server / This location is not available for subscription
During deployment of Azure SQL Server in Canada East location (new Azure Subscription) I got the following error: Using Azure Portal   Using Powershell   At the same time if I list all available azure location for the current subscription I can see that Canada East is there Get-AzureRmLocation | select displayname   The reason is that Canada East region is not activated for my new Azure Subscription. To resolve this issue just contact the Azure support to have this enabled for you. You can do this for free using support page on...
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SQL Server / ALTER INDEX / CREATE INDEX Progress

Posted by in SQL Monitoring, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks on Oct 12th, 2018 | 1 comment
SQL Server / ALTER INDEX / CREATE INDEX Progress
Creating a new and altering existing indexes on the big tables can be time-consuming. There is a simple way to see the progress of the CREATE / ALTER INDEX command. Since SQL Server 2014 we can use sys.dm_exec_query_profiles DMV to monitor real-time query progress. sys.dm_exec_query_profiles (SQL SERVER 2014 and above) “Monitors real-time query progress while the query is in execution. For example, use this DMV to determine which part of the query is running slow. Join this DMV with other system DMVs using the columns identified in the...
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