Carpenters vs. DBAs
Let’s get the caveat out of the way up front, I work for a tool vendor.
If you look around at...
2016-07-05
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Grant Fritchey
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SQL Server 2016 is Out and It's Fabulous!
On the First of June, SQL Server 2016 was officially released. While it is still early days to measure the full impact of the release, the one thing that is exceedingly clear is that this is a very successful software release. There have been very few complaints online beyond the standard heard during any upgrade: […]
2016-06-27
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Because
Because there’s nothing else I can do at the moment.
The post Because appeared first on Home Of The Scary DBA.
2016-06-14
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Choosing the Right SQL Server Edition
Post #6 of #entrylevel #iwanttohelp in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) beginner’s initiative.
If you’re just getting started with SQL Server,...
2016-06-13
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Elastic Query in Azure SQL Database and Views
The question came up, how do the constructs necessary for Elastic Query within Azure SQL Database affect your ability to...
2016-06-13 (first published: 2016-06-06)
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Resources for Learning Azure Data Platform
You want to start working with Azure and the Azure Data Platform, but getting started is not easy. Just knowing...
2016-06-10 (first published: 2016-06-02)
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Independent Azure Data Platform Instructors
The Azure Data Platform is taking off. I’m seeing more and more interest on the forums, at conferences and in...
2016-06-01
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Precedence Goes to Query Store or Plan Guide?
While presenting at SQLDay in Wroclaw, Poland, on the Query Store, I was asked a pretty simple question, which takes...
2016-05-31
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A Moment For Reflection…
While this is a personal blog, I try to keep it focused on either technical topics or personal development and...
2016-05-25
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On the Buckeye Blitz!
In just a few weeks I’ll be doing the Buckeye Blitz. That is, a tour of user groups in Ohio...
2016-05-24
551 reads
Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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A Worse Computer; A Better Car
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