Comparing two query plans
This month my friend Michael J Swart(b/t) would like us to talk about the new 2016 version of SQL Server....
2016-06-20 (first published: 2016-06-14)
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Kenneth Fisher
Help! My backup file has doubled in size.
Help! I backed up my database yesterday and the backup file was about 200MB but today it’s closer to 400!...
2016-06-16
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Using LEN wrong.
I was reading someone’s question the other day on StackExchange and while the existing comments/questions solved the OP’s (original poster)...
2016-06-10 (first published: 2016-06-02)
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Comparing the contents of two tables Redux
I did a post the other day on comparing two tables. It was meant as a general overview but I...
2016-06-08
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I need help with DBCC
Many years ago during an interview I was asked to “Name the top 7 DBCC commands that you use.” I...
2016-06-06
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Master_Views: master_objects, master_tables, etc
There is a highly useful system view called sys.master_files. If you’ve never encountered it before it returns a list of...
2016-06-01 (first published: 2016-05-23)
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I hate saying no
I really do. There is a joke that DBAs say no to everything and there is some truth to that....
2016-05-31
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Connecting to Azure SQL Database
Recently I created my first Azure SQL Database. But now I need to connect to it.
You can connect using...
2016-05-25
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RAID your backups
Let’s start with a very brief definition of some RAID levels.
RAID 0 : Stripe your data across multiple disks. Writing a...
2016-05-24 (first published: 2016-05-16)
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Re-Evaluating Best Practices
I was reading a blog post from my friend Randolph West (b/t) on Best Practices and a thought struck me.
Starting...
2016-05-18
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Blogs
Match the Model to the Task, Not the App: An Orchestrator-Worker Pattern in Python
Most apps that call an LLM send every request to the same model. That...
Advice I Like: Responsibility
By Steve Jones
“The foundation of maturity: Just because it’s not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not...
Power BI Performance in 2026: A Practical Guide to Faster Semantic Models and Reports
By James Serra
Originally published April 2022; substantially updated July 2026. This post is a complete replacement...
Forums
Migration Challenge: Excessive FULLSCAN Statistics Update Duration Blocking SQL
Hello everyone , I am planning to migrate a database from SQL Server 2014...
SQL Agent Job Automated Change Capture Process
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Agent Job Automated Change...
Another Model, More Data Loss
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Question of the Day
Finding a Database Master Key
Where do I check for the existence of a Database Master Key (DMK) in SQL Server 2025?
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