How SQL Server stores data types: XML
This week we’re looking at how the database engine stores the XML data type in SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. If you would like to read about storage of...
2020-09-09
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Blog Posts
New Microsoft Azure Certifications presentation at BRSSUG
Hi internet!
Thanks to the surprising number of you who joined our first ever virtual meeting of the Baton Rouge .NET and SQL Server User Groups tonight!
I presented on the...
2020-09-09
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Podcast recording – Mixed Extents 01 – Cloud vs. On-Prem
I’m thrilled to have been part of the second EightKB Mixed Extents podcast recording where Joey D’Antoni, Melody Zacharias, Andrew Pruski, Mark Wilkinson, Anthony Nocentino, and I talked about...
2020-09-09 (first published: 2020-08-28)
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Resizing Tempdb (When TEMPDB Wont Shrink)
Occasionally, we must resize or realign our Tempdb log file (.ldf) or data files (.mdf or .ndf) due to a growth event that forces the file size out of...
2020-09-09
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Denmark 2020
I’m delighted to announce I’m speaking at the virtual SQLSaturday Denmark at the 26th of September 2020. I’ll be speaking about the cloud datawarehouse Snowflake and its integration with...
2020-09-09
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SQLpassion Online Training about SQL Server on VMware
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance...
2020-09-09
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SQLpassion Online Training about SQL Server on VMware
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance...
2020-09-09
80 reads
Troubleshooting Performance issue like Microsoft Engineers Part 2
In the first PART we talked about the built-in tools in SQL Server management studio and some other custom packages scripts can help us in troubleshooting performance issues, but...
2020-09-09
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Troubleshooting Performance issue like Microsoft Engineers Part 2
In the first PART we talked about the built-in tools in SQL Server management studio and some other custom packages scripts can help us in troubleshooting performance issues, but...
2020-09-09
35 reads
Troubleshooting Performance issues Like Microsoft Engineers
IF you are a Database administrator and managing SQL Server Database so this article for you, this article is a parent for 3 parts for How to troubleshoot the...
2020-09-09
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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