It’s always parameter sniffing (part 1?)
This is a blog post about a perennial issue. Have you ever had a call in the middle of the...
2019-01-28 (first published: 2019-01-16)
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My alternative to sp_WhoIsActive
I use sp_WhoIsActive a lot. I’m extremely grateful for Adam Machanic writing it. It has tons of options that let...
2019-01-28
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Memory Grants part 6: Memory used in aggregate functions (Min/Max/etc)
So far in this series, I’ve been focusing on the Sort operator. It’s pretty easy for demos since I can...
2019-01-25
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The Execution plan comparison feature (in SSMS)
Did you know that you can compare two execution plans in SQL Server Management?
It’s really cool. I use it a...
2019-01-25
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SQL Server Monitoring: What to start measuring
So you’ve got a SQL Server that you want to monitor. What should you monitor? In my opinion, at bare...
2019-01-22 (first published: 2019-01-14)
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Memory Grants part 4: The Resource Semaphore
Part of query memory grants, part 4! This post will cover the wait type RESOURCE_SEMAPHORE briefly, but the focus is...
2019-01-21
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New page on this blog: Contact Me
This is not a technical post! Just wanted to say that I set up a public email address for this...
2019-01-19
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When the query plan hash is deceptive
When you’re querying the plan cache, you need to know the four primary objects: the query hash, query plan hash,...
2019-01-17
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Execution plans: RetrievedFromCache
I first came across the value for RetrievedFromCache when I was reading a confusing execution plan. At first, I thought...
2019-01-11
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Why is the query hash so useful?
An example of how I use the query hash
I wrote a blog on what the query hash is, right here....
2019-01-10
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Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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