Why is as important as How
I recently had someone tell me, and I’m paraphrasing a bit here: We know how to fix this now, so ... Continue reading
2019-08-28
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Blog Posts
Constructing a datetime from an integer date and an integer time.
Occasionally I’ve seen date and time stored separately as integers. This had some practical applications back before we had date ... Continue reading
2019-08-27 (first published: 2019-08-15)
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How I Troubleshoot SQL Server Execution Plans
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Part 1: Introduction to Execution Plans
Part 2: Overview of Statistics
Part 3: Reading an Execution Plan
Part 4: Commonly Troublesome Operators
Part 5: Troubleshooting Execution Plans
Today I'm...
2019-08-27
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How I Troubleshoot SQL Server Execution Plans
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Part 1: Introduction to Execution Plans
Part 2: Overview of Statistics
Part 3: Reading an Execution Plan
Part 4: Commonly Troublesome Operators
Part 5: Troubleshooting Execution Plans
Today I'm...
2019-08-27
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Using Azure Automation to Shut Down a VM only if a SQL Agent Job is Not Running.
I have a client who uses MDS (Master Data Services) and SSIS (Integration Services) in an Azure VM. Since we only need to execute the SQL Agent job that...
2019-08-27 (first published: 2019-08-15)
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Certifications are a Bonus, Not A Path to Employment
I’ve never been terribly shy about my beliefs about IT certifications. I sincerely believe they are largely a waste of time. I do recognize that one thing they do...
2019-08-26
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Git Command Line Tutorial with SQL Change Automation for SSMS (video)
I’m really excited for Redgate’s new SQL Change Automation plugin for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). SQL Change Automation lets DBAs and developers use a migrations-first approach to create...
2019-08-26
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Jenkins in a Container
One of the things I needed to do recently was get Jenkins running as a demo for a customer. We have some pre-built VMs to do this, but I...
2019-08-26 (first published: 2019-08-14)
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SQL Server Execution Plan Operators
Watch this week’s Execution Plan Operators episode on YouTube. SQL Server Execution Plan Operators When examining a query’s execution plan, certain operators tend to crop up over and over...
2019-08-26 (first published: 2019-08-13)
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Performance Tuning Steps Query by looking an execution plan and effectiveness of the index Part 2
How to read execution plan to improve poorly...
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2019-08-25
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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