Hello!

Hi,

My name is Danny and I’m the author of a tool called SQL Internals Viewer. If you haven’t already seen the application it can be downloaded here. Essentially the tool is a window on the SQL Server Storage Engine, displaying how SQL Server structures and stores data internally.

My plan for this blog is to cover a few things. Firstly I’d like to explain the functionality of the application. Second I’m going to cover some fundamentals of the Storage Engine so you can put what the viewer displays into context.  Finally I’ll cover some general information that I’ve found out through the development of the app, and occasionally I’ll veer into more general SQL stuff.

I’ll try to keep the posts fairly short and concise so this blog isn’t a chore to read! I’ll also try to include a lot of examples. If there is anything you are interested in or if you would like me to go into a particular aspect of the app, including how it works, please let me know. I can be contacted at danny@sqlinternalsviewer.com.

Published 03 January 2008 11:57 PM by Danny

Comments

# Christian said on 12 February, 2008 09:30 AM

I LOVE this tool.  Its great for testing and illustrating storage concepts and the effect of different trace flags on the storage structure.  I've got some blog postings on my to do list that will be far more consumable to readers thanks to this tool!

# SimonS Blog on SQL Server Stuff said on 23 July, 2008 11:37 PM

Danny Gould of SQLInternalsViewer fame (which you can download here ) has started blogging on http:/