Updated YouTube Channel
Hello all,
I’ve recently updated my YouTube channel. I’m going to be posting a lot more videos up there. If you...
2018-01-16
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Grant Fritchey
- Twitter: @https://twitter.com/gfritchey
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Snow, Heathrow Airport, Disaster Recovery
I recently flew from Boston to the UK through the Heathrow airport. It just happened to be on the day...
2018-01-02
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Execution Plan Metrics and Units of Measure
Have you ever looked at the properties inside an execution plan and wondered what the units of measure were? I...
2017-12-26 (first published: 2017-12-11)
1,423 reads
SQL Server Automatic Tuning and sys.dm_db_tuning_recommendations
In Azure SQL Database for quite some time and now available in SQL Server 2017, Microsoft has put a lot...
2017-12-26
771 reads
Query Store Wait Statistics with sys.query_store_wait_stats
The second best thing to questions that people ask is when I sit down to write a book. It’s so...
2017-12-18
607 reads
Automating T-SQL Code Analysis
With all the options available within T-SQL these days, it’s more and more imperative that our code be clear and...
2017-12-11 (first published: 2017-11-28)
2,247 reads
Database Fundamentals #15: Modifying Data With T-SQL
The preferred method for modifying your data within a database is T-SQL. While the last Fundamentals post showed how to...
2017-12-11 (first published: 2017-11-27)
1,782 reads
SQL in the City 2017
Redgate is once again hosting a live, virtual event for SQL in the City. We’re going to give you a...
2017-12-08
315 reads
Why I Use AdventureWorks for Demos
I know that when some people see AdventureWorks, their vision turns all red around the edges, their blood pressure spikes...
2017-12-04
363 reads
Get That Profiler Feel in Extended Events
I know. You love Profiler. I hear you. You’re wrong, but that’s OK. Kidding… mostly.
Unfortunately though, I think a lot...
2017-11-29 (first published: 2017-11-20)
1,387 reads
Blogs
Scaling PowerShell – Lessons from a Technical Interview
By gbargsley
Recently, I was in a technical interview where the topic of running PowerShell at...
Installing Old Versions of PowerShell Modules with Their Dependencies
By alevyinroc
I don’t recall where this came up (probably in SQLSlack), but I had a...
In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor
By Steve Jones
One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to...
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SQL Server, Heaps and Fragmentation
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Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale – Level 2: Page Server Architecture Explained
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Question of the Day
SQL Server, Heaps and Fragmentation
A table without a clustered index (heap) will NOT suffer from fragmentation during frequent updates or deletes. True or False?
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