T-SQL Tuesday #92, Lessons Learned The Hard Way

Wow, hard for me to believe it has been a little bit since the last T-SQL Tuesday block party. This...

T-SQL Tuesday #92: Lessons Learned the Hard Way

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Raul Gonzalez and he’s asked everyone to share things we might be a bit embarrassed about:
For this month, I want you...

T-SQL Tuesday #92–Hard Lessons

A quick post, written last week as I’m relaxing in the mountains.
This month the topic is lessons learned the hard...

What would you tell your younger self?

TweetG’day,

 
Well, it’s T-SQL Tuesday time again  -the blog party started by Adam Machanic (blog | twitter) and this month hosted by...

How to analyze SQL Server database performance using T-SQL

The performance of a database is the most challenging and critical part of database optimization. The challenge every DBA faces...

I’m Hosting! Idera July #sqlchat

Have you heard of these following terms and/or phrases?
Database Continuous DeliveryDatabase Lifecycle Management (DLM)DevOps[Insert other buzzword bingo entry here]You probably...

I’m Hosting! Idera July #sqlchat

Have you heard of these following terms and/or phrases?
Database Continuous DeliveryDatabase Lifecycle Management (DLM)DevOps[Insert other buzzword bingo entry here]You probably...

Impact on Indexes When Mixing VARCHAR and NVARCHAR Types

You may have heard, or read, that you should not mix VARCHAR and NVARCHAR datatypes, especially when one of them...

Monday Coffee: Database Deployments

I’ve always been particularly cautious when it comes to deploying code to databases, some would say overly cautious.
Because of this...

Persisting data in docker containers – Part Two

Last week in Part One I went through how to mount directories from the host server into a docker container...