Creating custom SQL Server Helm charts

In my previous post I went through how to deploy SQL Server to Kubernetes using Helm in which I used...

Finding single use plans in the plan cache

A single use plan is an entry in the SQL Server plan cache that was only used once. When a...

Writing my presentation part 1: The brainstorm/dump

For this session, I’m relying on a mixture of previous blog posts and new material/demos that I’ll have to write....

#DataInDevon – Getting up to speed with PowerShell or spend a day with one of four other MVPs :-)

Saturday 27th April is Global Azure Bootcamp day
What’s Global Azure Bootcamp?
The website says it best

…. communities will come together once...

Canadian SQL Saturday speaking events

I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at two separate SQL Saturdays in March and April of...

How to get Live Execution Plan using Extended Events

Introduction
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were supposed to troubleshoot a long running expensive query that...

How Your Hypervisor Can Impact Your CPU

Recently I had a client complain of chronic high CPU utilization. The performance of their SQL Server had degraded, and...

Midlands #PASS April Meeting with Matt Gordon (@SQLatSpeed)

Midlands PASS in Columbia, SC, will be hosting Matt Gordon (website | twitter) for our next meeting, which is scheduled for...

Pushing SQL Change Automation Code to Azure DevOps

Making changes on your own system for a SQL Change Automation project is great, but if you’re the only one...

SQL server reports GUI Schema change history and CPU  RAM IO

SQL server reports GUI Schema change history and...

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