Microsoft Expands Data Centers… Again
Didn’t they just do this in the spring? Word is out that they’re expanding even more data centers. The cynical...
2013-09-12
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Grant Fritchey
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Execution Plan Cost Estimates
It’s been emphasized over and over that the costs of operations within an execution plan, and the estimated costs of...
2013-09-11
1,733 reads
New Windows Azure Virtual Labs
Getting started with new technologies can be a pain. That makes all the new labs that Microsoft just posted extremely...
2013-09-10
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Developers Rate Azure One of Their Favorite Tools
Yeah, Azure.
How we program, what we program and where we program is changing. All the time. This excellent article lays...
2013-09-09
1,274 reads
Speaker of the Month: September 2013
This is my second post in what I hope will be an ongoing series. You can see the rules for...
2013-09-06
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sp_executesql, Parameters and Parameter Sniffing
I’m honestly not crazy about dynamic T-SQL within stored procedures. There are just a few too many opportunities to mess...
2013-09-05
1,535 reads
Azure Capabilities Expand
But then, the capabilities in Azure are always expanding. Here’s the new stuff that was just released in a blog...
2013-09-04
634 reads
My Next Phone May Be a Nokia
I really like my Windows Phone. Yes, there are not as many apps as on a Droid or iPhone. But...
2013-09-03
547 reads
Make the PASS Summit Work For Your Employer
It was pointed out to me that since PASS is such a huge networking event, any employer would be crazy...
2013-09-02 (first published: 2013-08-26)
1,963 reads
One for My SQL Sisters
Women, for the entire male half of the population, I apologize.
Those who know me well recognize, pretty easily, that I...
2013-08-30
1,787 reads
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Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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