T-SQL Tuesday Sharing Cookies
It has been a while since I have participated in a T-SQL Tuesday but I felt the urge to do...
2019-03-12
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All About SQL
Azure SQL Data Warehouse Query Store
I personally think that query store has been a fantastic feature. I find myself using it for query performance troubleshooting...
2019-03-05
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Azure SQL Database and Trace Flags
You cannot enable trace flags (globally or by session) within Azure SQL Database but did you know that some global...
2019-02-26
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Azure SQL Database Online Columnstore Unicorn and Rainbow Theory
As Microsoft states “online clustered columnstore index build enables you to optimize and compress your data with minimal downtime without...
2019-02-21
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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...
2019-02-13
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Automating T-SQL for Azure SQL Database via Logic Apps
Have you ever wanted to capture the T-SQL, waits, sessions IDs (etc) at a specific time for Azure SQL Database?...
2019-02-06
223 reads
SQL Server Looking into Differential Backups
I seem to be writing solely about Azure so to shake things up a bit I am going back to...
2019-02-05
183 reads
Classify your Azure SQL Database
Here I am talking about SQL Data Discovery & Classification feature that is built into Azure SQL Database. With this feature you...
2019-02-04
191 reads
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
304 reads
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
1,531 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
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I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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