SSDT: /p:AllowIncompatiblePlatform, what platforms are compatible?
Sometimes you don’t have the perfect development environment for SQL Server, sometimes you deploy to things like SQL Azure and...
2019-01-25
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Blog Posts
The Execution plan comparison feature (in SSMS)
Did you know that you can compare two execution plans in SQL Server Management?
It’s really cool. I use it a...
2019-01-25
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Azure SQL Database Roadmap
I do not usually link straight to other blog posts or technical papers but I really had to with this...
2019-01-24
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Extended Events: Detect Implicit Conversions that affect execution plans
Implicit Conversions – Introduction
In this blog post, I’ll explain and demonstrate how to use Extended Events to detect Implicit Conversions that...
2019-01-24 (first published: 2019-01-15)
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Time Animation with ArcGIS Maps in Power BI
(2019-Jan-14) Dynamic maps with dynamic visualization usually attract my attention, especially when I look at the satellite images of various cloud...
2019-01-24 (first published: 2019-01-14)
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17 months of podcasting – recap
Before I publish the next episode of “Ask SQL Family” podcast, I would like to stop and look back for...
2019-01-23
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All Day, Training Day at SQLBits
It’s a somewhat late addition, but I have an all-day Training Day at SQLBits. It takes place on Thursday, February...
2019-01-23
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Azure SQL Database and Transaction Log
Checking out the transaction log in Azure SQL Database. If you are curious like me, you will want to know...
2019-01-23
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DevOps and Automation Will Eliminate the DBA
I’ve been reading about the death of the DBA ever since I first made the jump from full time developer...
2019-01-23 (first published: 2019-01-14)
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Dodging Deadlocks With Indexes
A lot of people don’t realise that some deadlocks can be removed entirely with the introduction of a new index....
2019-01-23 (first published: 2019-01-14)
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Blogs
VPN + SQL Server Connections: Why Long-Working Setups Suddenly Fail with Msg 10054 and “Connection Broken”
By Tim Radney
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been contacted by multiple customers experiencing the same...
Future IT Roles – Agentic Architect and AI Boom!!
By Vinay Thakur
These days everything is changing to AI World, IT roles are getting changed and...
Free Webinar about Columnstore Indexes
I’m doing a small series on indexing basics for SQL Server, and on May...
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SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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