Busy times
It has been a pretty long time since my last blog post but with good reason!
The last month and a...
2014-11-12
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Wait Statistics #4 LCK_M_xx
In the 4th article of the Wait Statistics series we will dive into LCK_M_xx waits. This is another wait type...
2014-09-26
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #311 Bulgaria
More good news! I will be speaking on SQLSaturday #311 Bulgaria.
If you read this blog and will attend the event,...
2014-09-16
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SQL Server column encryption
We use databases to store a lot of information. This can also include sensitive information we don’t want to give...
2014-09-02
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #336 Holland
I received some great news this week, my session about wait statistics is selected for SQLSaturday #336 in Utrecht, Holland!
This...
2014-08-23
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New website
As you can see the webpage has changed!
New features are:
– Syntax highlighting on code snippets (and easy copy/paste)
– Better readability
–...
2014-08-11
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Examining OLEDB waits
On our adventure through the various types of wait statistics we end up at another popular wait type: OLEDB.
In this...
2014-07-11
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Examining OLEDB waits
On our adventure through the various types of wait statistics we end up at another popular wait type: OLEDB.
In this article we...
2014-07-11
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Finding the last successful CHECKDB
One very important part of your SQL Server maintenance procedure should be running consistency checks on a regular basis using...
2014-06-26
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Finding the last successful CHECKDB
One very important part of your SQL Server maintenance procedure should be running consistency checks on a regular basis using...
2014-06-26
3,203 reads
Blogs
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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