Analyzing CXPACKET waits
One of the most common wait types you will see on a SQL Server is the CXPACKET wait type.
This wait...
2014-04-04
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Blog Posts
Book: Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
I am happy to say I have published my first book! It is called Reporting with Microsoft SQL Server 2012...
2014-04-04 (first published: 2014-03-25)
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Changing SQL Server Agent Jobs Ownership: Who should own SQL Server Agent Jobs
I writing this blog post as a result of the following two questions, which I’ve been asked by one of...
2014-04-04
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Don’t Be an Arse
In deference to my British employers, I’ll use their word.
It constantly strikes me how rude, stupid, and unfriendly people can...
2014-04-04
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Follow Up To A Questionable Trigger
This question of the day didn’t turn out well at all – required too big a leap the way it was...
2014-04-04
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Friday Followup For April 4, 2014
It’s Friday, time to look back at the most popular RealSQLGuy posts of the week. Because it’s Friday and you’re...
2014-04-04
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Great Companies – Spotify
I don’t know anyone at Spotify, nor have I worked there. However when I see descriptions and explanations like this...
2014-04-04
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Monthly Reflections – March 2014
After a bit of an enforced sabbatical from blogging (short but boring story), I was interested to see how my...
2014-04-04
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New Extended Events for Tracing in SQL Server 2014
Neue “Erweiterte Ereignisse” (XEvents) für Tracing in SQL Server 2014
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Dieser Artikel enthält eine Liste der neuen Erweiterte Ereignisse (“Extended Events”),...
2014-04-04
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SQLServerCentral Editorial: Team Reputation
Maybe too serious a topic for a Friday, I wrote Team Reputation because I like working for good teams – who...
2014-04-04
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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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Question of the Day
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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