Compression Performance with Low Key Selectivity
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] When it comes to enabling data compression in SQL Server I suspect most people don’t do a lot of testing as to the impacts of...
2016-03-15
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SQL Filegroup/File Proportional Fill Algorithm
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I had a question at work recently where there was some confusion around how SQL...
2016-03-02 (first published: 2016-02-24)
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SQL Filegroup/File Proportional Fill Algorithm
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I had a question at work recently where there was some confusion around how SQL Server allocates data across data files within a filegroup...
2016-02-24
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A “Business Intelligence” (BI) Definition
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Over the years I have presented many times to various clients describing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions...
2016-01-19 (first published: 2016-01-11)
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SQL Saturday Melbourne (#464) – 20 Feb 2016
For those not aware SQL Saturday is coming to Melbourne on Sat 20 Feb 2016.
SQL Saturday is an excellent free learning...
2016-01-18
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SQL Saturday Melbourne (#464) – 20 Feb 2016
For those not aware SQL Saturday is coming to Melbourne on Sat 20 Feb 2016. SQL Saturday is an excellent free learning resource for all things SQL Server – all costs are...
2016-01-18
8 reads
A “Business Intelligence” (BI) Definition
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Over the years I have presented many times to various clients describing Business Intelligence (BI) solutions using the Microsoft BI solutions stack. In all of...
2016-01-11
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Calculating Table Partition Sizes in Advance
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Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 7.
The partitioning includes several major...
2015-11-30 (first published: 2015-11-23)
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Calculating Table Partition Sizes in Advance
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 7. The partitioning includes several major components of work (and can be linked...
2015-11-23
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Implementing Partition Aware Index Optimisation Procedures
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Continuing on with my Partitioning post series, this is part 6.
The partitioning includes several major...
2015-11-09
1,174 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
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...
Forums
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
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How to Use sqlpackage to Detect Schema Drift Between Azure SQL Databases
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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