2020-02-03
171 reads
Grant Fritchey
- Twitter: @https://twitter.com/gfritchey
- Website: https://scarydba.com
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2020-01-30
233 reads
Microsoft Tools That Help Query Tuning
Query tuning is not easy. In fact, for a lot of people, you shouldn’t even try. It’s much easier to buy more, bigger, better hardware. Yeah, the query is...
2020-01-29 (first published: 2020-01-21)
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Extended Events Misperceptions: Profiler is Easier
I know, I know, I’m on #teamexevents so I think that Extended Events can do no wrong, but let’s address this thought that Profiler is easier. Now, if we’re...
2020-01-28 (first published: 2020-01-20)
533 reads
2020-01-27
223 reads
Extended Events Misperceptions: Profiler is Easier, Part 2
I wrote a short blog post about the misperception that Profiler was easier than Extended Events when it came to the core concept of “click, connect, BOOM, too much...
2020-01-27
26 reads
Causality Tracking in Extended Events
If you go through all the stuff I’ve written about Extended Events, you’ll find that I use causality tracking quite a bit. However, I’ve never just talked about what...
2020-01-22 (first published: 2020-01-13)
356 reads
How Do We Prove Expertise?
Today, Grant Fritchey talks about the two paths to expertise for database professionals and why it’s hard to really know if someone is an expert.
2020-01-17
419 reads
Let's Fix a Password Problem
Grant discusses the need for password managers to help prevent security issues between different accounts.
2020-01-15
276 reads
Execution Plans: First Operator
The first time you see a new execution plan that you’re examining to fix a performance problem, something broken, whatever, you should always start by looking at the first...
2020-01-14 (first published: 2020-01-06)
531 reads
Blogs
Getting the SQL Server MCP Server Running
By Steve Jones
If you’ve wanted a SQL Server MCP server for your databases, it’s available. The...
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
By DataOnWheels
I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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