SQL Server Wait Types Library – UPGRADED!
Have you heard of SQLskills? Have you heard of the waits library? If not then where have you been hiding?...
2017-05-11
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All About SQL
Extended Events – I am dangerous (sometimes)
I did a dangerous thing, and I want to make sure that YOU DO NOT do the same. I was...
2017-05-09
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SQL Server Recovering Data via a Hex Editor
I got bored (really bored) one weekend I decided to challenge myself. I had corruption within a specific table (localised...
2017-05-08
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Comparing Plans via Query Store
A small but nice little feature I have been using recently can be found within Query Store. Let’s say you...
2017-05-04
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Adaptive Query Processing – Interleaved Execution
A quick blog post to start the day, If you remember a few months ago I blogged about SQL Server...
2017-05-02
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SQLBits Review
I promised a recap/review on my first SQLBits event so I finally got around to it, hopefully you will find...
2017-04-26
495 reads
Redgate: SQL Search
I seriously finding searching for objects within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) via object explorer slow, manual and fiddly especially...
2017-04-25
441 reads
I Escaped from a SQL Server Service Pack Nightmare
I hope you take backups or have a recovery plan in place before a SQL Server service pack upgrade, if...
2017-04-24
351 reads
Getting intimate with Brent Ozar (The First Responder Kit)
Imagine this scenario, you are a database professional at your place of business and you look after a mountain of SQL...
2017-04-12
509 reads
Microsoft Data Platform is changing – so am I
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday entry hosted by Koen Verbeeck (http://sqlkover.com/t-sql-tuesday-89-invitation-the-times-they-are-a-changing/), a blog post about how we feel about the ever...
2017-04-11
312 reads
Blogs
Leadership in Times of Change: Guiding Teams Through Uncertainty, Disruption, and Transformation
By Chris Yates
Change is inevitable. What separates thriving organizations from those that falter is not the...
The End of Year Vacation Burn
By Steve Jones
It’s been a good year for me. With my sabbatical, I felt like I’ve...
Speaking at PASS Summit 2025
By alevyinroc
In less than one month, I will be speaking not once but twice at...
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Database Ledger in SQL Server 2022
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Question of the Day
Azure SQL Database MAXDOP
When Azure SQL Database was originally released, the MAXDOP was set to 0 for each new database. In Oct 2025, what is the default value for Azure SQL databases?
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