Using Extended Events in Azure
Over the past 6 months I have been trying to push myself to use extended events (XEvents) over SQL trace,...
2017-02-10 (first published: 2017-02-06)
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All About SQL
SQL Server vNext
I have been pretty busy recently working with Joe Sack from Microsoft and getting my hands dirty with SQL Server...
2017-02-03
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Compare Execution Plans
Have you ever wanted to compare execution plans from SQL Server Management Studio? Well with the newer version of the...
2017-02-02
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My backup and SLEEP_BPOOL_FLUSH
I noticed that my backup was taking longer than usual. I went to Perfmon to look at some counters, more...
2017-02-01
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Interactive query experience for SQL databases
This is a new feature where you can issue TSQL commands via a TSQL editor straight from the Azure portal,...
2017-01-25
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Using Extended Events Telemetry Session
You are probably wondering what this is, quite honestly I was wondering too. Well it is an extended events session...
2017-01-23
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MVPs
I was having a conversation with Oracle professionals the other day and they started to discuss the Oracle ACE program...
2017-01-20
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SQL database built-in intelligence
I sometimes forget that Microsoft watches out for us by proactively looking at the behaviour of our SQL databases in...
2017-01-18
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Looking at wait stats differently with SQL 2016
Wait statistics is a great place to start looking into performance issues. Normally people would issue commands/queries based on sys.dm_os_wait_stats...
2017-01-16
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Checking Time Zones in SQL Server
I was building some basic queries around time zone manipulation and I am happy to say that I enjoyed myself...
2017-01-13
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Blogs
More fun with Git: git restore
The setup My day job involves babysitting a lot of Git repositories hosted on...
When the Internet Stumbles: Lessons from Cloudflare & Azure Front Door Outages
By John
Recently, the world was reminded of just how fragile the internet can be. Two...
Prepping for Certification, Part 4 of 4
By Brian Kelley
In Parts 1-3, I covered how I prepare for a certification exam. In this...
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what are the downsides of TDE not running vs running?
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Help! MEMORY_ALLOCATION_EXT wait stalls
Hi I have an overnight process that moves allot of claims records Been working...
Question of the Day
Putting the Player with the Number
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
DECLARE @player varchar(20) = 'Bo Nix', @num VARCHAR = '10' SELECT @player || @numSee possible answers