SQL Bits Precon 2019
I am extremely happy to announce that I’ll be presenting a preconference training session with Bob Pusateri at this year’s...
2019-01-07
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Blog Posts
The Top 4 Data Technology Trends Every DBA Should Know About in 2019
Join Sentry One, Kevin Kline, and me in an exciting (and laugh-filled) panel session this Wednesday, January 9th, at 2pm...
2019-01-07
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What is the Max Degree of Parallelism setting for SQL Server?
Max Degree of Parallelism is a setting that is often changed to improve performance in SQL Server. What exactly does...
2019-01-07 (first published: 2018-12-21)
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Hello Cristian,
Hello Cristian,
Thank you for sharing the link and your contribution. The idea behind the article is to be able to upload any file while the server is been provisioned....
2019-01-06
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Last Week Reading (2019-01-06)
Good morning chaps! Bunch of news from data’s world freshly served. Press Introduction to Testing Your PowerShell Code with Pester...
2019-01-06
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When does it make sense to hire a data science consulting company?
Going into 2019, data science and machine learning is all the hype. Organizations in every industry are starting to realize...
2019-01-06
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One tip for presenting: have a conversation
I like public speaking, but I haven’t always liked it. It started when I read Dale Carnegie’s book on public...
2019-01-05
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Short Circuiting Your Session
It isn't very often that one would consider a short circuit to be a desired outcome. In SQL Server we have a cool exception to that rule - Extended...
2019-01-05
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Automatic Tuning Monitoring and Diagnostics
Thanks to Extended Events (XE), we have access to a guide of sorts that will help us better understand if our shiny new tool (automatic tuning) is operating as...
2019-01-04
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Fun Time Friday: New Year! Drones, Autism and SQL Server 2008
Welcome to the first Fun Time Friday of 2019 and with that I'd like to wish a very Happy New...
2019-01-04
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Blogs
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers