PASS Summit 2018 brain dump
Much like your paycheck, this post is two weeks after the fact. But also like your paycheck, it’s got a good deal of personal importance. I’ve taken a couple...
2018-11-25
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Blog Posts
Live Query Stats of Running Queries
Since SQL Server 2014 SP1 we’ve had DMV’s that can support Live Query Statistics (Basically a query plan that gives...
2018-11-24
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ASF 016: Chris Webb interview
Introduction Chris Webb is independent consultant specialising in Analysis Services, MDX, Power Pivot, DAX, Power Query and Power BI in...
2018-11-23
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Parameterized dynamic SQL is parameterized.
Ok, that title sounds silly, but it’s actually a real point. The first parameterized refers to using parameters within dynamic...
2018-11-23 (first published: 2018-11-15)
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Power BI Monthly Digest – November 2018
In this month’s Power BI Digest with my friend Manuel Quintana [Blog | Twitter] and I will again guide you through...
2018-11-23 (first published: 2018-11-14)
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Where to Store Index DDL
Recently I was asked my opinion, via Twitter, on where to store the index DDL for a single database that...
2018-11-23
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Where to Store Index DDL
Recently I was asked my opinion, via Twitter, on where to store the index DDL for a single database that had multiple clients with varied usage patterns. You can...
2018-11-23
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Counting blessings – from Summit V2.0 and beyond
I have been a regular attendee at PASS Summit for 15 years now. This year (2018) marked my 15th year...
2018-11-22
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Learning Better Presentation Skills (T-SQL Tuesday #108)
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Malathi Mahadevan (@SqlMal). The topic is to pick one thing I would like to...
2018-11-22 (first published: 2018-11-13)
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Setting Memory–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2018-11-22 (first published: 2018-11-05)
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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