Modernizing Your T-SQL: Splitting Strings
This is the first of several posts on modernizing T-SQL code with new features and functionality available in SQL Server.
Last year, you finally retired the last of your SQL...
2020-02-03
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FLX SQL
Slides & Links from SQL Saturday Cleveland
Thank you to everyone who came out to see my presentation Keys to a Healthy Relationship with SQL Server at SQL Saturday Cleveland. I had a great time and...
2020-02-02
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First Time SQL Saturday Speaker Tips
A few years ago, I wrote about my first experience speaking at SQL Saturday. Recently I had a conversation with one of our first-timers speaking at SQL Saturday Rochester...
2020-01-20
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T-SQL Tuesday #122: Imposter Syndrome
Kicking off T-SQL Tuesday for 2020, Jon Shaulis (blog | twitter) challenges us to talk about imposter syndrome:
I want to read your stories about when you’ve experienced, seen, or...
2020-01-15
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
I presented a few times in 2019, and I’m starting off 2020 with several as well. Here’s what’s on the schedule for Q1.
2020-01-06 Yep, ISO8601 format. That’s how I...
2020-01-03
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2019 Year in Review
As we open 2020 (and the house is still quiet on this New Year’s Morning), I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the past year.
Blogging 2019 was...
2020-01-01
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T-SQL Tuesday #121: Gifts Received This Year
Closing out 2019’s T-SQL Tuesday, Mala (blog | twitter) is asking us to reflect on the past twelve months:
This is a time for material gift giving, for many of...
2019-12-11
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PASS Summit 2019 in Photos
I took a bunch of photos at and around Summit this year, including more selfies than in years past - I’m getting better about it! For a few more...
2019-12-02
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PASS Summit 2019 Photowalk
This was my first year joining the Summit Photowalk organized by Jamie Wick (blog | twitter). I had a lot of fun - Seattle is full of great photo...
2019-11-29
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PASS Summit 2019 Wrap-Up
I’m home from PASS Summit 2019, recovered from the travel, and in the post-Summit “I miss #SQLFamily” funk. Time to recap the week, maybe a bit differently than it’s...
2019-11-27
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Blogs
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
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The memory toll of VARCHAR(MAX) in SQL Server
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Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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