How Many Objects Can Own Pages in a Mixed Extent
I saw an exchange on Twitter this past weekend on the #sqlhelp hash tag about how pages are allocated for...
2015-09-14
647 reads
Robert Davis
- Interests: Poker, computers, reading/writing horror fiction
Oklahoma City User Group Presentation Files
Earlier this week, I got the opportunity to present online for the Oklahoma City SQL Server User Group on SQL...
2015-07-15
713 reads
Error Creating Remote Distributor When Creating a Local Distributor
Recently, I was working on a Peer-to-peer replication automation project. When I switched from my local test servers to some...
2015-04-16
739 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #65 – Overcoming Variable Limitations in SQLCmd Mode
It’s time again for that T-SQL blog party T-SQL Tuesday, and this month’s host is Mike Donnelly (blog|@SQLMD). If you...
2015-04-14
698 reads
Patching Master Data Services
I recently installed my first deployment of Master Data Services (MDS). I installed the SQL Server 2014 (Enterprise Edition) MDS...
2015-04-13
828 reads
Performance Counters: Why It Depends
When you’re working through some vague performance issues (e.g., “SQL Server seems slow today”), one of the common things to...
2014-08-18
1,247 reads
Speaking at SQL PASS Summit 2014
I am honored to be selected to deliver 2 sessions at the SQL PASS Summit 2014. I will be delivering...
2014-06-29
1,316 reads
Size Matters: 2 Products to Accelerate SQL Traffic
I talked previously about network pipelines and how to get the most out of a fat network in the post...
2014-05-07
1,169 reads
Why is Your SQL Server Slow? All-for-one and One-for-all
I have one more thing I want to talk about regarding the conversation I had recently with my friends and...
2014-02-14
1,104 reads
Why is Your SQL Server Slow? Here’s a Hint
I was talking recently with my friends and former colleagues at Idera about the things that slow down SQL Server....
2014-02-11
1,079 reads
Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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The Microsoft SQL Year in Review
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Question of the Day
The Max PK Length
If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?
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