Upcoming conferences
It’s shaping up to a busy year for conferences, well busy by my standards that is. While I’m unfortunately missing SQLBits, I’ll still be getting a chance to enjoy...
2016-04-26
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Gail Shaw
- Interests: Computer Graphics, Aikido, Roleplaying
SQL 2016 features: Stretch Database
Stretch database allows for a table to span an ‘earthed’ SQL Server instance and an Azure SQL Database. It allows...
2016-04-19
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SQL 2016 features: Stretch Database
Stretch database allows for a table to span an ‘earthed’ SQL Server instance and an Azure SQL Database. It allows for parts (or all) of a table, presumably older,...
2016-04-19
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SQL Server 2016 features: Live query statistics
Ever wanted to look at a query’s actual execution plan (execution plan with runtime information) without waiting for the query...
2016-04-12
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SQL Server 2016 features: Live query statistics
Ever wanted to look at a query’s actual execution plan (execution plan with runtime information) without waiting for the query...
2016-04-12
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SQL Server 2016 features: Query Store
Given that SQL Server 2016 is coming ‘real soon now’, it’s probably well past time that I write up some...
2016-03-29
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SQL Server 2016 features: Query Store
Given that SQL Server 2016 is coming ‘real soon now’, it’s probably well past time that I write up some...
2016-03-29
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Monitoring wait stats
This post, like last week’s, is based off the presentation I did to the DBA Fundamentals virtual chapter.
The request was...
2016-03-02 (first published: 2016-02-23)
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Monitoring wait stats
This post, like last week’s, is based off the presentation I did to the DBA Fundamentals virtual chapter.
The request was...
2016-02-23
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and other pointless query rewrites
In a similar vein to last week’s blog post… I heard an interesting comment recently. “Change that Column != 2 to...
2016-02-17 (first published: 2016-02-09)
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
Forums
Have you done a Mid year check in?
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From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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Independence Day 2026
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Question of the Day
Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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