Examining PFS, GAM and SGAM pages
Anyone who can interpret data and index pages will surely think about interpreting PFS, GAM and SGAM pages. I am...
2011-02-13
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Blog Posts
SSMS Tools Pack – Script Grid Results
Most of us like things that make our lives easier. When they’re free, it’s just that much sweeter. I would...
2011-02-13
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Get Well Trevor – Call to action!
Tim Ford, SQL MVP and all around Good Guy, has been having a really hard time so far in 2011....
2011-02-12
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I travel, I work, I EAT
As most of you know I am a consultant with Pragmatic Works, which requires me to travel a bit. During...
2011-02-12
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Presentation Slides For Hardware 201 at SQLSaturday #66 in Colorado Springs
I will be giving my Hardware 201: Selecting and Sizing Hardware for OLTP Performance presentation at SQLSaturday #66 at 1:30PM...
2011-02-12
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A NULL Is Not Unknown
Like it or not, NULLs happen. I don’t think that’s I’ve ever seen a production database that didn’t have NULLs.
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2011-02-11
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A NULL Is Not Unknown
Like it or not, NULLs happen. I don’t think that’s I’ve ever seen a production database that didn’t have NULLs. I’m not arguing whether or not NULLs in a...
2011-02-11
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Book Review: Packing for Mars
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach ($15 @ Amazon) is a ton of fairly interesting trivia about the space program, space...
2011-02-11
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Can You Dig It? – Find Estimated Cost
She can dig it!
D Sharon PruittIt’s the eighth post in the plan cache series. I hadn’t expect to take as...
2011-02-11
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Colorado Speaking Tour
Next week, I’ll be making a swing through central Colorado on a working vacation of sorts. I met up with...
2011-02-11
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Blogs
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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When the Token Meter is Zero
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Understanding Temp Tables and Table Variables in SQL Server
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
The Data API Builder MCP Server, v2.x, includes a number of tools. What actions can these tools perform in your database?
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