New Session: Data Types Do Matter
I started speaking on a semi-regular basis this year after many years of trepidation. You can read about my first...
2017-11-17
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Blog Posts
One More Trip and Down for the Count
The last month has been a rough one for me, with lots of travel. I was on trips for 4...
2017-11-17
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SOS - Save Our Souls or SQL Operations Manager
On Wednesday Microsoft Announced the release in preview of SQL Operations Studio (SOS)... What is that I hear you cry!...
2017-11-17
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Training Day in London: Building Better SSIS Packages
I am delighted to announce that I’ll be delivering my full-day course, Building Better SSIS Packages, at the SQLBits conference...
2017-11-17
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A View On Views
In my experience, there are few database objects more poorly understood, misunderstood, misused, and outright abused, than the humble view....
2017-11-16 (first published: 2017-11-05)
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Azure SQL Database Alerting
It’s good to be proactive and one way is to setup alerts and it is no different when using Azure...
2017-11-16
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Can I pause or resume an index rebuild operation?
One of the cool new features in SQL Server 2017 (and currently also in public preview in Azure SQL Database)...
2017-11-16
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How does Query Store capture cross database queries?
When I was writing my post Capture the most expensive queries across your SQL Server using Query Store a question crossed...
2017-11-16
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Something Cool We Learned Today!
We have many customers, and we work on lots of projects. Each project is different in so many ways: the...
2017-11-16
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SQL Smackdown!!! Cursors VS Loops
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the main event of the evening. The SQL Undercover Smackdown Heavy Weight Championship of the...
2017-11-16
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Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
By ReviewMyDB
Many of us use AI the same way every single day. Open a tab....
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident SQL...
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