SQL Server Naming Standards
Want to start a fight between a bunch of DBAs or database developers? Ask them where the comma should be...
2013-02-18 (first published: 2013-02-13)
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Grant Fritchey
- Twitter: @https://twitter.com/gfritchey
- Website: https://scarydba.com
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DBAs and the Dark Closet
For many years, I loved being a DBA because, unlike being a developer, I could sort of hide from the...
2013-02-06
1,026 reads
New DMO in Azure SQL Database: sys.dm_db_wait_stats
I just did a series of Boogle searches and when that didn’t find anything I tried Ging. Neither listed sys.dm_db_wait_stats....
2013-02-04
1,403 reads
Azure SQL Database Execution Plan Differences
I’ve been exploring execution plans in Azure SQL Databases a lot lately. I’m getting a presentation together for some upcoming...
2013-01-30
1,884 reads
Saving Execution Plans on Azure SQL Database
In my previous post showing how to get to execution plans in the Database Management Portal, I showed that it’s...
2013-01-23
1,836 reads
Pro SQL Server 2012 Practices: Chapter 12
I was very privileged to get the opportunity to write a chapter in a book with some of my friends...
2013-01-21
1,103 reads
Execution Plans on Azure SQL Database Portal
If you’ve been working with the Azure SQL Database portal, you know that you have a query window. Within the...
2013-01-16 (first published: 2013-01-14)
1,852 reads
You Can Say “No”
I heard about this new law that was passed to prevent employers from asking for your social media passwords. After...
2013-01-16
973 reads
How to write a custom metric
You can extend SQL Monitor to track whatever you need to watch on your own system with custom metrics. Grant Fritchey shows us how.
2013-01-15
2,464 reads
2008 Index Fragmentation Maintenance
Just a stab at automating index maintainenance in SQL Server 2008
2013-01-11 (first published: 2008-11-07)
2,734 reads
Blogs
Changing the Cardinality of a FK in Redgate Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Future-Proofing: How to Stay Ahead in FinOps
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Cloud environments don’t sit still. Pricing models change, services evolve, workloads grow, and suddenly...
Introducing the SQL Server on Kubernetes Operator
Are you considering replatforming your SQL Server workload due to recent vendor changes, but...
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Removing TDE
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