Replacing VS Code with Vim
OK so maybe not replacing, this is more like emulating VS Code in Vim. Disclaimer – I like VS Code and I won’t be uninstalling it anytime soon and...
2022-01-14
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Blog Posts
Azure Data Explorer – Setting up a Cluster
I’ve worked with Log Analytics quite a bit over the years and that’s taken me down the road of the Kusto Query Language – or KQL So, using Azure...
2022-01-13
43 reads
Daily Coping 13 Jan 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-01-13
18 reads
Database projects with SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Last Year (2021) I released a full and comprehensive course about SSDT: developing and maintenance SQL Server database within SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio. Thank you to...
2022-01-13
128 reads
Database projects with SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)
Last Year (2021) I released a full and comprehensive course about SSDT: developing and maintenance SQL Server database within SQL Server Data Tools in Visual Studio. Thank you to...
2022-01-13
20 reads
How to install PowerShell SQLServer module in a specific directory
Troubleshoot error - Install-Module: Administrator rights are required to install modules in 'C:Program FilesWindowsPowerShellModules.'
2022-01-13
80 reads
Troubleshoot PowerShell-No match was found for the specified search criteria,module FailoverClusters
Troubleshoot PowerShell-No match was found for the specified search criteria, module FailoverClusters
2022-01-13
65 reads
A Little Current Date Arithmetic in Powershell–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I saw a fun post on Twitter recently...
2022-01-12
38 reads
Daily Coping 12 Jan 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-01-12
22 reads
Identifying Recompile Causes
Strictly speaking, a recompile isn’t really a performance tuning problem. In fact, a lot of time, recompiles are desired because they reflect changes in statistics which are likely to...
2022-01-12 (first published: 2022-01-03)
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #202 Invitation: That One SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget
I am excited to host T-SQL Tuesday for the first time. I want to...
A Daily Report from Claude
By Steve Jones
Redgate had some Claude training recently, which I went through as my knowledge has...
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Forums
Practical Ways to Approach SQL Server Problems and Case Studies
Working with SQL Server can involve more than just writing queries. Understanding database design,...
Measuring Productivity
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Importing Excel files into SQL Server using DuckDB and Python
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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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