Conquering Kilimanjaro & Cancer !
Day 1 – Leaving for Africa
After almost 12 months of fundraising, training, walking up various mountains, sleepless nights and plenty of...
2011-02-08
463 reads
Justin H-Davies
Denali is coming…..
SQL Server 11 (code-named “Denali”)
Heres the official MS speak:-
Microsoft SQL Server code-named “Denali” empowers organizations to be more agile in...
2011-01-06
456 reads
Ben Nevis Nov 2010
Ben Nevis – November 2010
Last major training trek before Kili !!
Was pretty cold up in Scotland………
2011-01-05
395 reads
Free e-books
I had stumbled across the free(!) Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 ebook, but I was also pointed in the direction...
2011-01-05
738 reads
SQL Server 2005 SP 4
Finally, after SQL Server 2005 SP3 was released Dec 2008, SP4 is now available for download.
To download visit Microsofts Download...
2011-01-05
656 reads
Why do you use Sparse Columns ? (by Abi Chapagai)
What uses have you found for sparse columns in your databases?
SPARSE columns is a new feature in SQL Server...
2010-10-31
2,587 reads
Training begins in earnest !
In almost 12 weeks time, I’m embarking on a challenge of a lifetime. I’m scaling Africas highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro...
2010-10-19
456 reads
Transactional Replication Setup (by Abi Chapagai)
As I discussed in my first part of replication SQL Server 2008 Replication: High Availability Solution Part One, replication is...
2010-10-03
12,045 reads
Idera SQL Tools – An evaluation (Part 2)
This is the 2nd in the series of evaluations I have carried out on Idera’s SQL Server Toolbox. The first...
2010-09-06
1,320 reads
Idera SQL Tools – An evaluation
Idera SQL ToolBox
(http://www.idera.com/Products/SQL-toolbox/)
The datasheet for ToolBox – asks the question – Want an Easy way to save money? No manager is going...
2010-09-02
2,205 reads
Blogs
TSQL Tuesday #188 Growing community
I am responding late to a T-SQL Tuesday invite from John Sterrett. John’s call...
Time to Revive our YouTube Channel
It’s been forgotten about and neglected for few years but I’ve decided to dust...
Microsoft MVP 2025: Continuing the Data Platform Journey
I am honored to announce that I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP...
Forums
How a Legacy Logic Choked SQL Server in a 30-Year-Old Factory
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How a Legacy Logic Choked...
Navigating Multi Platform Realities in My Database Life
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Navigating Multi Platform Realities in...
Import/Export SSMS Settings issue
I have tried a number of times to export and then import my SSMS...
Question of the Day
Query Plan Regressions --
For the Question of the day, I am going to go deep, but try to be more clear, as I feel like I didn't give enough info last time, leading folks to guess the wrong answer... :) For today's question: You’re troubleshooting a performance issue on a critical stored procedure. You notice that a previously efficient query now performs a full table scan instead of an index seek. Upon investigating, you find that an NVARCHAR parameter is being compared to a VARCHAR column in the WHERE clause. What is the most likely cause of the query plan regression?
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