STORPORT: Reading an ETL trace
One of the things I enjoy most is diagnosing storage latency. I honestly couldn’t tell you why I enjoy it...
2018-03-05 (first published: 2018-02-19)
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One of the things I enjoy most is diagnosing storage latency. I honestly couldn’t tell you why I enjoy it...
2018-03-05 (first published: 2018-02-19)
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If you’re in Chicago on March 17 and have some free time, why not check out all the cool kids?...
2018-02-19
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I’ve never been a fan of a GUI for DBA work. Give me a hand crafted script or a list...
2017-12-26 (first published: 2017-12-12)
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2017-11-09
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I last posted about changing a table without changing a view that represents the table and how this may affect...
2017-10-03
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I had a fairly puzzling issue today, which took a few minutes to figure out. Some time ago I created...
2017-10-02 (first published: 2017-09-25)
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Databases are platforms that are designed to securely store and retrieve your data. Perhaps that’s why they’re called a data...
2017-09-22
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For those that don’t know, I live in Texas. Been here all my life. There are two main things north...
2017-09-15 (first published: 2017-09-11)
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In case you missed the first post on this topic, you can read it here: SQL Server: SARGability. This post...
2017-09-12 (first published: 2017-09-07)
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Continuing the comparison between these two database giants, we dive into the substring function. If you’ve been working with databases...
2017-09-05 (first published: 2017-08-23)
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Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
By Steve Jones
It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve...
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When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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