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T-SQL Tuesday #051: Always Hedge Your Bets

  
It's time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this month's host is my former co-worker, the @SQLRNNR himself, Jason Brimhall.  Jason's...

T-SQL Tuesday #51 – Place Your Bets

It’s T-SQL Tuesday time again and Jason Brimhall is hosting this month’s event. He used to live in Las Vegas,...

T-SQL Tuesday#51 - Place Your Bets - In-Place Upgrade.

I’m not much of a
betting man, but if I had to bet that I would participate in this month’s T-SQL
Tuesday...

Using PowerQuery with Email

At our last MVP summit, I sat in on a session on PowerQuery. Our presenter, who is pretty passionate about...

Who are your victims?

Or….deadlock notifications.
In my previous post I talked about having your own database(s) and what information you could be collecting. One...

Why I just became a Microsoft Employee

I have been an independent consultant (IC) for quite a while now.  In an amazing number of coincidences, or just plain...

Why is Your SQL Server Slow? Here’s a Hint

I was talking recently with my friends and former colleagues at Idera about the things that slow down SQL Server....

Building an SSMS Add-In Using Redgate Ecosystem

On Friday I was finally able to spend a couple hours looking at the Redgate Ecosystem, which is essentially a...

Check your SQL Agent history settings before it’s too late!

A little while back I was doing some research into a failed job and ran into a slight problem. The...