SQL Server Monitoring: Keeping track of missing index requests
A lot of us turn to execution plans when we see a slow running query, and it’s not uncommon to...
2019-02-04
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Blog Posts
Step-by-Step: How to configure a SQL Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster Instance in Azure
Introduction
If you are reading this article you probably are still using SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 and want to take advantage...
2019-02-04
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Tidier PowerShell Scripts with Default Parameter Values
I was recently working on a PowerShell script to set up some new databases for my users and found myself writing the same things over and over again.
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2019-02-04
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Undercover Catalogue 0.2 Released
We’re pleased to announce the release of the Undercover Catalogue 0.2 and can be downloaded from https://github.com/SQLUndercover/UndercoverToolbox/tree/master/SQLUndercoverCatalogue
The new version brings...
2019-02-04
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Weekly reading #1
Damian. My name is Damian. Maybe you already know me from the previous blog which I had to leave. I...
2019-02-04
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#Python101 with Dominika
Take a look into first article about Python prepared by Dominika. You can find it here.
2019-02-03
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Last Week Reading (2019-02-03)
Press Webinar Follow-Up: Top 4 Data Technology Trends for DBAs in 2019 Very interesting discussion panel led by Kevin Kline...
2019-02-03
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SQLServerCentral SSAS Tabular Series: 5th Article Cleaning Up Dimensions
The fifth article in the SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Model has been released on SQLServerCentral.com. Please start at the beginning article before reading this one in order to...
2019-02-03
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SQLServerCentral SSAS Tabular Series: 5th Article Cleaning Up Dimensions
The fifth article in the SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular Model has been released on SQLServerCentral.com. Please start at the...
2019-02-03
183 reads
SQL Server Monitoring: What queries should you monitor?
I previously wrote about measuring wait statistics. This matters a lot, because you can track historically what wait statistics are...
2019-02-02
373 reads
Blogs
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
Why Use TRY_PARSE(): #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
Someone asked why I would use TRY_PARSE after I posted a question at SQL...
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