The DBA as a helpdesk.
Every one and again you will see people asking What skill do you think is the most important for your ... Continue reading
2021-11-05 (first published: 2021-10-28)
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Blog Posts
TSQL-Tuesday 143: Short Code Examples
I decided to resume tech blogging after a long break and this tsql-tuesday came in handy. This month’s blog part is hosted by John McCormack (B|T). He would like...
2021-11-05 (first published: 2021-10-13)
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Daily Coping 4 Nov 2021
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...
2021-11-04
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Daily Coping 3 Nov 2021
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...
2021-11-03
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Live Learning at the SQL Server and Azure SQL Conference–Dec 2021
It’s been a long two years for most of us, with little or no training budget being spent on us at conferences. Online events are convenient and accessible, but...
2021-11-03
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Microsoft Ignite Announcements Nov 2021
Microsoft Ignite has always announced many new products and new product features, and this year was no exception. Many exciting announcements, and below I list the major data platform and...
2021-11-03
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Scaling your Azure SQL Managed Instance
No doubt there will be times where you need to scale up the actual instance in terms of vCores but also you may want to move across tiers (for...
2021-11-03 (first published: 2021-10-19)
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SQL Server 2022 announced
SQL Server 2022 was announced yesterday at Microsoft Ignite, and it’s going to be a big one. Building on a lot of work in the Azure SQL space, SQL...
2021-11-03
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What’s my MAC Address in a Command Prompt?–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. The other day I was working with a...
2021-11-03 (first published: 2021-10-27)
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Daily Coping 2 Nov 2021
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...
2021-11-02
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Blogs
Redgate and Rome
By Steve Jones
I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding...
PowerShell Newbie – Variables
By gbargsley
This is Week 2 of PowerShell Strikes Back – a four-week May series for...
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Question of the Day
The Distance Metric
In the new VECTOR_DISTANCE() function in SQL Server 2025, the first parameter is the distance_metric. What is this?
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