Shhhh!! Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting Select *!!
Who's bad?
"Select *" is bad. Everyone knows it, but everyone still uses it. I use it. Most of the time it...
2008-03-28
1,530 reads
Blog Posts
Shhhh!! Be vewy, vewy quiet. I'm hunting Select *!!
"Select *" is bad. Everyone knows it, but everyone still uses it. I use it. Most of the time it is...
2008-03-28
1,446 reads
The Shadow Knows What Procedures Lurk in the SQL Plan Cache
How do you know what procedures are cached in SQL Server? Simple, just ask, and SQL Server will tell you.You...
2008-03-28
1,474 reads
Getting Reporting Services to work on Vista
I recently ordered a new laptop and this one came with Windows Vista Ultimate. I knew about having to install...
2008-03-26
2,745 reads
More Thoughts on LINQ to SQL
At the recent Orlando Code Camp I had the opportunity to spend a good bit of time discussing LINQ to...
2008-03-26
1,671 reads
Notes About our Raffle of the One Laptop Per Child Laptop at Orlando Code Camp
I've blogged about the OLPC project a couple times already, not as a political statement but just as a fascinating...
2008-03-24
1,368 reads
Orlando Code Code Follow Up
Although attendance was down this year (around 280 attendees) due to it being held Easter weekend, I thought this was...
2008-03-23
1,433 reads
Orlando Code Camp Reminder & A Special Raffle - One Laptop Per Child
Reminder that if you're registered the Orlando Code Camp is tomorrow. If you're registered and plans have changed, please cancel...
2008-03-21
1,595 reads
Writing a course
Over the last three years, since that first article I submitted to SQLServerCentral, I find myself getting involved in more...
2008-03-21
1,293 reads
Denver Heros Happen {Here} Launch
I went down to the Denver stop on the Heros Happen Here launch events and as you can tell by...
2008-03-20
1,734 reads
Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
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If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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