SQL Relay became Data Relay 2018
It was very long and hard-working week (8.10-12.10). I was with my data-geek #SQLfamily and friends at the (SQL) Data...
2018-11-07
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Blog Posts
Don't go to the PASS Summit speed networking session
Up until now I've been enjoying my first PASS Summit and doing my own light networking.
At breakfast and lunch there's...
2018-11-06
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Emphasizing STEM Community Education at your SQLSaturday
Was honored to speak to fellow SQLSaturday Organizers at the PASS Summit SQLSat organizer meeting on Tuesday. Here's an outline, detail and links to some of the things I...
2018-11-06
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Learning New Skills
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #108 prompt by Malathi Mahadevan. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...
2018-11-06
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Learning New Skills
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #108 prompt by Malathi Mahadevan. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...
2018-11-06
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PASS Summit 2018 Activities
What a whirlwind year this has been! I’m thrilled to invite you to my sessions at this year’s PASS Summit,...
2018-11-06
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Premium blob storage
As a follow-up to my blog Azure Archive Blob Storage, Microsoft has released another storage tier called Azure Premium Blob Storage (announcement). It is in private preview in US East...
2018-11-06
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Should you update stats for your SQL Server database?
Statistics on database objects are very important to the SQL Server engine optimizing execution plans and running at the most...
2018-11-06
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T-SQL Tuesday #108 - Learning Tech Beyond SQL Server
Malathi Mahadevan (blog|twitter) is hosting this month’s T-SQL Tuesday, a monthly blog party for the SQL Server community.
Malathi has asked us to:
Pick one thing you want to learn that...
2018-11-06
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Using MAXDOP to fix a performance problem
As DBA’s we are sometimes put in a rock and hard place when it comes to database performance. This situation...
2018-11-06 (first published: 2018-10-29)
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Blogs
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
What does this code return?
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