Master Advanced SQL: 2 Essential Courses for Every Data Analyst
If you're a data analyst, you already know that SQL isn't just a nice-to-have skill – it's the bedrock of your work. But let's face it, SQL isn't a...
2024-08-19
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Blog Posts
Monday Monitor Tips- Enabling Index Tracking in Redgate Monitor
There is a new index feature in Redgate Monitor, but it’s disabled by default. This post shows how to enable things. This is part of a series of posts...
2024-08-19 (first published: 2024-08-05)
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Monday Monitor Tips: Changing the Fragmentation Alert
I had a customer that was concerned about the fragmentation alert for indexes and wanted to know how to change it. This post discusses the change. This is part...
2024-08-19
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My personal experience Dockerizing a Ruby on Rails Application: Deploy to AWS ECR using Github…
My personal experience Dockerizing a Ruby on Rails Application: Deploy to AWS ECR using Github ActionsI recently received a request on how to Dockerize a Ruby on Rails application after...
2024-08-19
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Service Broker Blocking
This post is dedicated to all 10 other DBAs that use Service Broker (you know who you are).
The main reason for this blog post is that I’ve got no...
2024-08-19 (first published: 2024-08-09)
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Managing Database code
This is my own contribution to the T-SQL Tuesday I am hosting – on managing database code. I am from the older generation – where the farthest we went...
2024-08-18
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SQL Saturday Denver 2024 Resources
Here are the resources from my talks today. Best Practices for Seamless Database Deployments PPTX slides Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments git repo: https://github.com/way0utwest/ZeroDowntime PPTX slides Some good questions today,...
2024-08-18 (first published: 2024-08-17)
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A New Word: Povism
povism – n. the frustration of being stuck inside your own head, unable to see your face or read your body language in context, only ever guessing how you...
2024-08-16
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dbatools Required Filesystem Access for Database Restores
The Problem While performing an instance migration this spring, I happened upon something I didn’t expect in [dbatools](https://dbatools.io/). It should have been a simple backup/restore copy of the databases,...
2024-08-16 (first published: 2024-08-06)
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How We Built It: Beeper’s New Blog
Our special projects team was eager to build Beeper a new blogging home. Here's the beautiful result.
2024-08-16 (first published: 2024-08-15)
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Blogs
A New Word: Anderance
By Steve Jones
anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally...
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
True or False: Tables with a SPARSE column consume more space than regular columns if most values are NOT NULL.
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