Query memory grants part 2: Varchars and sorting
Why the heck did we make all our columns varchar? That’s a hypothetical question, please.
But now we have to pay...
2019-01-09
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Basic PowerShell: Get-Member
Disclaimer: I’m still learning PowerShell. I’ve been using it more lately and I want to talk about it more. I’ll...
2019-01-08
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Query plan hash
This is post 3 in the series about query fingerprints. Here’s the previous posts in this series:
Query HashSQL Handle
What is...
2019-01-07
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One tip for presenting: have a conversation
I like public speaking, but I haven’t always liked it. It started when I read Dale Carnegie’s book on public...
2019-01-05
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Query memory grants part 1: Where does the memory go?
Let’s talk about how queries use memory, specifically in the execution plan. One of the query operators that use memory...
2019-01-04
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Query Store max size limit is not a hard limit
If you’re on SQL Server 2016 or above, maybe you’re thinking about using the Query Store. That’s good! It’s an...
2019-01-03
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Make sure your nonclustered indexes are enabled
I know this post might sound obvious. This is a very rare problem. But this actually happened to me, and...
2019-01-02
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Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
Forums
XACT_ABORT being set to ON by web services
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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