Sort – Is it Really a Blocking Iterator?
SQL Server has two types of execution plan iterators: Blocking and Non-Blocking.
A non-blocking iterator gets rows in and sends rows...
2014-10-30
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Track My Query Utility
Were you ever in a situation where you ran a query, it ran for a long time and you didn’t...
2014-10-06 (first published: 2014-10-01)
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How to Make Sure Your Clients Can Connect to a Multi-Subnet Cluster
When you set up a multi-subnet cluster, whether it’s a Failover Cluster Instance or an Availability Group, you need to...
2014-09-29
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My SQLBits Session Recordings
Last month, I had the pleasure of presenting two of my favorite sessions at the SQLBits conference in Telford, UK.
A few days...
2014-08-28
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Announcing SQL Server Radio – English Edition!
About a year and a half ago, I approached Guy and asked him if he wanted to start a podcast...
2014-08-14
1,406 reads
The Real Reason You Should Be a Proactive DBA
If you’re reading this, you probably think, like me, that SQL Server is an awesome product. One of the great...
2014-08-11
1,389 reads
Things You Can Find in the Plan Cache at SQLBits
On Saturday, I had the pleasure to present my session, “Things You Can Find in the Plan Cache”, at SQLBits!
Thanks to...
2014-07-19
451 reads
Goodbye Microsoft, Hello New Adventure
About two months ago, after two and a half years, I left Microsoft.
Microsoft is an amazing place to work for. It’s...
2014-07-17
478 reads
Goodbye Microsoft, Hello New Adventure
About two months ago, after 2.5 years, I left Microsoft.
Microsoft is an amazing place to work for. It’s conformable, balanced,...
2014-07-17
558 reads
The 3 Factors That Will Get You a Job You’ll Love
It’s T-SQL Tuesday time, and this month’s host, Boris Hristov (blog|twitter) chose the topic of interviews.
Over the time as a...
2014-05-13
721 reads
Blogs
Data Skew in Data Engineering: What It Is and How to Fix It
You kick off a distributed job expecting it to finish in minutes — but...
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
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SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO The purpose...
5 SQL Tricks Worth Remembering Before You Close the Laptop
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Fuzzy String Matching in SQL Server 2025
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Representing Money
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Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
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Representing Money
Which types of currency does the money data type represent?
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