T-SQL Tuesday #93–Interviewing Patterns
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday, and this is a good topic. Not too close to T-SQL, but certainly something many...
2017-08-08
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Blog Posts
Why Parameter Sniffing Isn't Always A Bad Thing (But Usually Is)
In this series I explore scenarios that hurt SQL Server performance and show you how to avoid them. Pulled from my collection of "things I didn't know I was...
2017-08-08
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Azure Cloud “Fear” Busting #2 – Seeking for Better Performance
We all want high performing applications and when you are in the cloud that is no different, if anything it...
2017-08-07 (first published: 2017-07-20)
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Azure Cloud “Fear” Busting #3 – There is no going back?
Once you go cloud, there is no going back. This is false and from a database perspective you can migrate...
2017-08-07
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Database Fundamentals #7: Create a Table Using T-SQL
The syntax for creating a table logically follows many of the same steps that you did when using the GUI,...
2017-08-07
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Database Fundamentals #7: Create a Table Using T-SQL
The syntax for creating a table logically follows many of the same steps that you did when using the GUI,...
2017-08-07
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Dataedo - First Look
update 2019-02-22
Image links broken. Since their product is continually improving, I'm going to just link to their product here instead so you can review their latest demo content there....
2017-08-07
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Dataedo - First Look
Diagraming and Documentation
Previously, I've written up on database diagramming for visualization of database structures. Check that out for more detailed...
2017-08-07
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For Hire: Data Analytics/Business Intelligence Expert
Data Analytics/Business Intelligence Expert Strengths: Passion, great with people, loves to learn and teach Weaknesses: Chocolate, fast cars, death Inquire...
2017-08-07
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InfluxDB and Annotations
This post assumes you've already setup InfluxDB and have Grafana running.
Inserting annotations Annotations are not a special type of resource, instead it's just another metric that you query with...
2017-08-07
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Blogs
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Monday Monitor Tips: A New Analysis Page
By Steve Jones
We have multiple teams (8) working on Redgate Monitor. Some work on the Standard...
Case Studies: Real-World Success Stories of FinOps Implementation
By HeyMo0sh
Learning any kind of theory is easy, but adapting FinOps and watching it rescue...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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