T-SQL Tuesday 121 – Gifts received – Summary
I got several responses for the last T-SQL Tuesday of the year that am honored to host. My topic was to blog on whatever you considered to be a...
2019-12-27 (first published: 2019-12-12)
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Blog Posts
Understanding Azure Geo-Redundant Storage
While at PASS Summit 2019, I gave a session on designing Azure Disaster Recovery Strategies for the Data Platform. In that session, I talked about Azure storage and the...
2019-12-27 (first published: 2019-12-13)
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Xmas tree in T-SQL
This is a very simple version of a Xmas tree using T-SQL, also is a good example to learn how recursive CTE works.So, if you are in front of...
2019-12-27
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Xmas tree in T-SQL
This is a very simple version of a Xmas tree using T-SQL, also is a good example to learn how recursive CTE works.So, if you are in front of...
2019-12-27
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Audit Index Changes
This article shows a method to audit for index changes. The weak link in a solution such as this really boils down to the requirement that the solution needs...
2019-12-26
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Audit Index Changes
This article shows a method to audit for index changes. The weak link in a solution such as this really boils down to the requirement that the solution needs...
2019-12-26
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Azure Synapse Analytics & Power BI performance
With two new relational database features (Result-set caching and Materialized Views) just GA’d in Azure Synapse Analytics (formally called Azure SQL Data Warehouse), it makes for some very compelling reporting...
2019-12-26 (first published: 2019-12-12)
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Reflection on Talking at SQLSaturday Charlotte About Mental Health
On December 7, I did a session on mental illness and mental health problems being more common in IT than you think. Before the event the PASS WIT Virtual...
2019-12-26 (first published: 2019-12-11)
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Find Index Create Date
This article shows a quick script to help determine indexes that were created recently. This script will help you out of rough spot and help reduce the chance of...
2019-12-25
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Find Index Create Date
This article shows a quick script to help determine indexes that were created recently. This script will help you out of rough spot and help reduce the chance of...
2019-12-25
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Blogs
Webinar: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2026
By Steve Jones
For a number of years, we’ve produced the State of the Database Landscape report,...
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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