Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner is a Business Intelligence Developer at Progressive Insurance. He enjoys solving challenging data transformations with T-SQL and optimizing for query performance. In addition to BI development, Bert loves building ASP.NET MVC web apps and building Internet of Things projects.

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Learning New Skills

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #108 prompt by Malathi Mahadevan. T-SQL Tuesday is a way...

2018-11-15 (first published: 2018-11-06)

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Bert & Pinal Troubleshoot a Slow Performing SQL Server

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

What happens when you run into performance tuning expert Pinal Dave? Talk about how to troubleshoot a slow performing SQL...

2018-11-13

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Bert & Pinal Troubleshoot a Slow Performing SQL Server

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

Watch this week's video on YouTube
What happens when you run into performance tuning expert Pinal Dave? Talk about how to troubleshoot a slow performing SQL Server of course!
This week...

2018-11-13

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Bert & Pinal Troubleshoot a Slow Performing SQL Server

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

Watch this week's video on YouTube
What happens when you run into performance tuning expert Pinal Dave? Talk about how to troubleshoot a slow performing SQL Server of course!
This week...

2018-11-13

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The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

While families and friends are scaring each other this Halloween week with stories of ghosts and ghouls, I thought it’d...

2018-11-08 (first published: 2018-10-30)

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Learning New Skills

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #108 prompt by Malathi Mahadevan. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...

2018-11-06

3 reads

Learning New Skills

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #108 prompt by Malathi Mahadevan. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...

2018-11-06

1 reads

The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

Watch this week's video on YouTube
While families and friends are scaring each other this Halloween week with stories of ghosts and ghouls, I thought it'd be way scarier to talk...

2018-10-30

The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

Watch this week's video on YouTube
While families and friends are scaring each other this Halloween week with stories of ghosts and ghouls, I thought it'd be way scarier to talk...

2018-10-30

Unexpected Shorthand Date Implicit Conversions

by Bert Wagner

Bert Wagner

I do my best work in the mornings. Evenings are pretty good too once I get a second wind.
Late afternoon...

2018-10-30 (first published: 2018-10-23)

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Bert Wagner

Learning New Skills

Bert & Pinal Troubleshoot a Slow Performing SQL Server

Bert & Pinal Troubleshoot a Slow Performing SQL Server

Bert & Pinal Troubleshoot a Slow Performing SQL Server

The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer

Learning New Skills

Learning New Skills

The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer

The 5 Scariest Moments for a SQL Server Developer

Unexpected Shorthand Date Implicit Conversions

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