Free SQL tuning tool: How’s My Database?
It’s taken longer than I thought it may and I’ve run into several problems along the way but had a...
2019-02-13
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Confessions of a Microsoft Addict
Where have I been?
Before you read too far, this is going to be a deeply personal post.Where do I begin? As many of...
2019-02-13
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Where to watch Ignite
In case you aren’t familiar with #MSIgnite, it’s a huge event where Microsoft debuts all the new shiny software that...
2018-09-24
266 reads
Hello Denver! I’m speaking this weekend
For those of you in the Denver area, SQL Saturday is this weekend! I’m speaking and hope to see you...
2018-09-11
220 reads
Are scalar functions really a bad thing?
I’ve read a lot of things lately pointing to scalar functions as if they were the devil. In this blog...
2018-09-18 (first published: 2018-09-10)
4,020 reads
I’m speaking at SQL Saturday 749 : Baton Rouge
Hello Louisiana! It’s that time of year again. I’ll be speaking on Saturday August 11th in Baton Rouge with many...
2018-07-27
506 reads
SQL Saturday Houston is this weekend
I’m speaking along with many other amazingly talented professionals, including Adam from Guy In A Cube. If you’re in the...
2018-06-19
316 reads
Monday morning comic 2018-05-28
It always seems that when I give a talk on performance there are 100+ people packed in the room but...
2018-05-28
268 reads
You know everything about GROUP BY. Do you?
SQL is a stout language and SQL Server has so many features that it’s impossible to be an expert in...
2018-06-01 (first published: 2018-05-25)
5,838 reads
2018-05-21
307 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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