SQL Server 2019 Feature Power Rankings
Watch me comment on all of the features in this week’s video. With the release of SQL Server 2019 imminent, I thought it’d be fun to rank which features...
2019-10-29
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SQL Server 2019 Feature Power Rankings
Watch this week's video on YouTube
With the release of SQL Server 2019 imminent, I thought it'd be fun to rank which features I am most looking forward to in...
2019-10-29
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SQL Server 2019 Feature Power Rankings
Watch this week's video on YouTube
With the release of SQL Server 2019 imminent, I thought it'd be fun to rank which features I am most looking forward to in...
2019-10-29
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Are Stored Procedures Faster Than Stand-Alone Queries?
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube. A few months ago I was presenting for a user group when someone asked the following question: Does a query embedded in a...
2019-10-24 (first published: 2019-10-15)
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SQL Server Stored Procedures vs Functions vs Views
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SQL Server has several ways to store queries for later executions.
This makes developers happy because it allows them to follow DRY principles: Don't Repeat Yourself. The more...
2019-10-22
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SQL Server Stored Procedures vs Functions vs Views
Watch this week's video on YouTube
SQL Server has several ways to store queries for later executions.
This makes developers happy because it allows them to follow DRY principles: Don't Repeat Yourself. The more...
2019-10-22
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Are Stored Procedures Faster Than Stand-Alone Queries?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
A few months ago I was presenting for a user group when someone asked the following question:
Does a query embedded in a stored procedure...
2019-10-15
12 reads
Are Stored Procedures Faster Than Stand-Alone Queries?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
A few months ago I was presenting for a user group when someone asked the following question:
Does a query embedded in a stored procedure...
2019-10-15
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Communicating Effectively at the Workplace
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #119 prompt by Alex Yates. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database...
2019-10-10 (first published: 2019-10-08)
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Communicating Effectively at the Workplace
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #119 prompt by Alex Yates. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database...
2019-10-08
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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