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
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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
1,036 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
1,411 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
1,914 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
1,854 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
1,109 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)
1,867 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
980 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)
2,795 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Fun with Images
By Steve Jones
We’ve celebrated our birthday many times at Redgate. In the Book of Redgate –...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Discover how Palantir connects enterprise data, supports AI-driven decision-making and helps companies turn insights...
Why companies use Palantir and how we help implement it in the Czech Republic
Palantir is an American software platform that brings together business data from different sources...
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Packing and Decoding Device Status Codes with LEFT_SHIFT() and RIGHT_SHIFT() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
SQL Server Audit Failures
If I have a SQL Server Server Audit setup, what are my options for configuring the instance in the event it can't write to the audit log?
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