How to make a Database Request
You need something from the database admin. Maybe it’s permissions, maybe it’s code troubleshooting, or maybe it’s just that the database is...
2018-02-27
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Blog Posts
Planning to Increase Cost Threshold for Parallelism – Like a Smart Person!
Planning to Increase Cost Threshold for Parallelism
When administrating a SQL Server instance with multiple CPU cores and heavy workload, it’s...
2018-02-27
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 90 – Brick Chart MAQ Software)
In this module you will learn how to use the Brick Chart by MAQ Software. The Brick Chart provides a...
2018-02-27 (first published: 2018-02-13)
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Productivity For The Data Pro
Productivity is hard to measure when your work has no definite structure like a typical office job. You may operate...
2018-02-27
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Saving Costs in Azure
Nobody wants to waste money and being in the cloud is no exception! Luckily for us Azure is very efficient...
2018-02-27 (first published: 2018-02-15)
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Splitting It Up: Side by Side Queries In SSMS
There are times when you are writing a query while referencing another piece of information: the results of another query,...
2018-02-27
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Splitting It Up: Side by Side Queries In SSMS
There are times when you are writing a query while referencing another piece of information: the results of another query, a variable value, a webpage, etc...
If using two monitors...
2018-02-27
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Typing Alternative Characters
I tend to work in the US English world. I’m somewhat embarrassed to note that I really only know one...
2018-02-27
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What Do Read Counts On Your SQL Server Execution Plans Even Mean?
If you’ve ever spent any time looking at execution plans you will have almost definitely noticed all the read counts...
2018-02-27
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Who installed SQL Server?
Recently, I was working with the team and got stuck up with SQL Server Installation information. We got an urgent...
2018-02-27
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
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What's the Date?
In SQL Server 2025, there is a new function that returns the current date without the time. What is it?
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