SQL in the City Summits coming this spring
The SQL in the City Summits are back for 2019, and we’ve got more scheduled than every before. You can see the complete list on our event page, and...
2019-03-27
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Blog Posts
SQL Server on Linux – feature change in Pacemaker 1.1.18
Heads up for SQL Server on Linux folks using availability groups and Pacemaker. Pacemaker 1.1.18 has been out for a while now, but it’s worth mentioning that there was...
2019-03-27
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Capture/Replay a Sample Workload on the Distributed Replay Utility
Part I: Capture a Workload Make a backup of the database(s) in question, as it will be necessary for the replay. Using the TSQL Replay template, fire up Profiler...
2019-03-26
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Joining on NULLs
Watch this week's video on YouTube
It's important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect.
Today I want...
2019-03-26
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Joining on NULLs
It’s important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect. Today I want to look at what...
2019-03-26
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Joining on NULLs
Watch this week's video on YouTube
It's important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect.
Today I want...
2019-03-26
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Persisting databases with named volumes on Windows with docker compose
With all things containers I refer to my good friend Andrew Pruski. Known as dbafromthecold on twitter he blogs at https://dbafromthecold.com I was reading his latest blog post Using...
2019-03-26
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Scalar UDF Inlining in SQL Server 2019 – Simpler functions
I recently published a post detailing the new Scalar UDF Inlining feature in SQL 2019 here. That post introduced the...
2019-03-26 (first published: 2019-03-11)
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Using Kubernetes Deployments for Updating SQL Server
In Kubernetes we can leverage Controllers to help manage our application state, keeping them in the desired state. In this...
2019-03-26 (first published: 2019-03-12)
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An Experiment with Deadlocks
There seems to be a myth out there that when deadlocks come a-knocking, then just throw this little directive (ROWLOCK) at it and all will be well. This is...
2019-03-25
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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
Azure SQL Database Event Log Limitations
Hi, Do you know if there is a way to get more detailed logging...
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?
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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