Query Store, Force Plan and Dropped Objects
I love the Query Store. Seriously. It’s a huge leap forward in the capabilities of Azure SQL Database and SQL...
2016-08-23 (first published: 2016-08-15)
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Grant Fritchey
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Run For the PASS Board
When the word comes around for elections to the PASS Board, are you one of those people who, even in...
2016-08-22
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Updates to Azure Data Platform Learning Resources
I’m acting as the curator to a list of Azure Data Platform Learning Resources. It’s speakers and teachers, blogs, articles...
2016-08-17
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Azure SQL Database For Your First Database
This is post 8 supporting Tim Ford’s (b|t) initiative on #iwanttohelp, #entrylevel. Read about it here.
In post #6, I talked about...
2016-08-15 (first published: 2016-08-09)
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There Is No Difference Between Table Variables, Temporary Tables and Common Table Expressions
I actually saw the above statement posted online. The person making the claim further stated that choosing between these three constructs was “personal...
2016-08-01
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Monitor Query Performance
Blog post #7 in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) #iwanttohelp, #entrylevel. Read about it here.
Sooner or later when you’re working...
2016-07-28 (first published: 2016-07-25)
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Common Table Expression, Just a Name
The Common Table Expression (CTE) is a great tool in T-SQL. The CTE provides a mechanism to define a query that...
2016-07-21 (first published: 2016-07-18)
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Same Query, Different Servers, Different Performance. Now What?
Based on the number of times I see this question on forums, it must be occurring all the time. You...
2016-07-19 (first published: 2016-07-11)
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CASE Statement in GROUP BY
Set based operations means you should put everything into a single statement, right?
Well, not really. People seem to think that...
2016-07-06 (first published: 2016-06-28)
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Carpenters vs. DBAs
Let’s get the caveat out of the way up front, I work for a tool vendor.
If you look around at...
2016-07-05
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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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