Create AT&T Network Hierarchy Diagrams using SQL Server Data
Diagrammatic support for large, complex hierarchical data structures in SQL Server.
2020-10-09 (first published: 2018-09-04)
3,303 reads
Paul Brewer
SQL Server Performance Benchmarking with Patterns
A SQL Server, SQL Azure and Hekaton performance bench marking application that uses patterns.
2019-06-14 (first published: 2017-10-19)
5,000 reads
Restore Gene Version 6 - User Guide
Read about the Restore Genie and the new support for fork points, Azure and Multiple Concurrent Restores.
2016-09-13
1,931 reads
SQL Azure Performance Benchmarking
An evaluation of the SQL Azure Database Performance Levels recommended by the DTU Calculator service, and a comparison with on premise SQL Server performance.
2016-02-04
3,648 reads
Cellular Automation – SQL Server CPU, IO and Hekaton Stress Testing
This article shows how you can use SQL Server spatial methods, mathematical rules and oscillating patterns to benchmark CPU, IO and Hekaton performance.
2015-06-15
3,714 reads
Restore Gene : Automating SQL Server Database Restores
Restore Gene is a simple 2-script framework, one PowerShell script and one SQL stored procedure, which will speed up the production of restore scripts for manual disaster recovery, as well help automate log shipping.
2014-08-14
10,824 reads
Table Partitioning –XE Diagnostic for Data Movements
Diagnose partitioning related data movement between file groups using Extended Events and Debug Symbols
2014-05-22
2,545 reads
An AlwaysOn Bug with Service Broker Transmission Queue
Paul Brewer talks about an AlwaysOn problem affecting the Service Broker Transmission Queue.
2014-01-07
4,468 reads
Database Restore Automation
Read about Paul Brewer's Framework (Version 2) for Database Restore Automation.
2013-11-04
5,416 reads
Log Shipping Lite with PowerShell
A PowerShell driver that performs incremental restores on a standby server, a lite weight log shipping solution.
2013-07-01
4,645 reads
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Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
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