T-SQL Tuesday #49: Using CXPacket Waits to Detect Query Bottlenecks
This post is for T-SQL Tuesday #49, the monthly blog party of the community.
This tradition was started by Adam...
2013-12-10
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T-SQL Tuesday #49: Wait for it
It’s T-SQL Tuesday again and this time it’s being hosted by the SQL Soldier. He’s picked the subject of Waits....
2013-12-10
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T-SQL Tuesday#49 - Wait for it...Waits & Queues
As
I was waiting for the next TSQL
Tuesday topic to be announced, we all know that when SQL Server performance is
slow,...
2013-12-10
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#TribalAwards with RedGate!
You know what? You’re doing a good job. You’re reading blogs, and that’s generally the sign of a person wanting...
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Back to iOS from Android
I pre-ordered a Samsung Galaxy S4 last spring, after listening to my wife talk about how much happier she was...
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Backups and Giveaways! Day 1
We have 16 days until Christmas. Since I started this blog, I've posted every day Monday through Friday. I am...
2013-12-09
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Don’t Get Slimed By Bad Parameter Sniffing
Listen! Do you smell something? Are you suffering from random, unexplained slowdowns? Users complaining about queries that sometimes run fast,...
2013-12-09
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Finding active DTS packages
DTS is dead, long live SSIS. Way back when SQL 2005 was announced then released DTS was pronounced DOA. SSIS...
2013-12-09 (first published: 2013-11-27)
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Interviews with Brent Ozar, Adam Machanic and Denny Cherry for SQL Server Radio
While in SQLRally Amsterdam, I had the honor to interview Brent Ozar (blog | twitter), Adam Machanic (blog | twitter) and Denny Cherry (blog | twitter)...
2013-12-09
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #61
Monday morning and it’s time for weekly round-up. If you follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet...
2013-12-09
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Question of the Day
Tracking All the Queries
I have 3 instances of a brand new long running query that are executing on a SQL Server 2025 instance. Query store is enabled. One of the queries is killed by the administrator, one is cancelled by the user. The other runs to completion. How many rows are in Query Store for this query?
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