BlitzWaits custom module available for Inspector V2
We have been working on a new custom module for Inspector V2, in fact this module is part of a new project where we will be producing two other...
2020-01-22
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Blog Posts
Causality Tracking in Extended Events
If you go through all the stuff I’ve written about Extended Events, you’ll find that I use causality tracking quite a bit. However, I’ve never just talked about what...
2020-01-22 (first published: 2020-01-13)
356 reads
My home office setup
That aging hippie (he likes Apple products and has a goatee) known as Brent Ozar wrote a post recently about his home office studio setup, with a big focus...
2020-01-22
56 reads
New Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling
My new course “Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling” in now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in go here! This course offers practical tips...
2020-01-22
8 reads
New Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling
My new course “Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling” in now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in go here! This course offers practical tips...
2020-01-22
5 reads
Our SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside Out Fun Author Survey
SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside Out
Honored again to be leading the talented SQL Server 2019 Administration Inside Out author team, and share some fun insights from the team as...
2020-01-22
187 reads
The Cost of SQL Bits v the PASS Summit
UPDATE: This post originally priced Charlotte, NC, but the Summit is in Houston, TX. I have corrected costs and locations. The difference is about $300 less for a flight...
2020-01-22 (first published: 2020-01-13)
446 reads
What's New in SQL 2019? at the Data Architecture Virtual User Group and Q&A followup
Thanks to all 180+ of you who joined the Data Architecture Virtual User Group for a hour all about SQL Server 2019! We reviewed everyone's favorite new features of...
2020-01-22
74 reads
Author of the Year 2019 Nomination at MSSQLTips
This year I’ve been nominated again for the Author of the Year award at MSSQLTips. A lot of other fine people have been nominated as well, you can check...
2020-01-21
7 reads
Knocking Off for Six Weeks
This won’t be the last blog I write for six weeks, but it is the last one I’ll syndicate and in which write about technical stuff. Today is my...
2020-01-21 (first published: 2020-01-10)
385 reads
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
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
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
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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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