SQLMidlands & SQLLunch
Many thanks to all those that turned out to see my presentation on Thursday (16th of Feb) of “Cursors are...
2012-02-18
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Dave Ballantynes blog
[BUG] Inserts to tables with an index view can fail
Unfortunately some of the more troubling bugs can be very hard to reproduce succinctly. Here is one that has been...
2012-01-06
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Book review - SQL Server Secret Diary (Know the unknown secrets of SQL Server)
Like a lot of people within the SQL community, I can never read enough on the subject. Books, whitepapers, academic...
2011-12-31
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Extended Events - inaccurate_cardinality_estimate
Extended events have been a bit of a personal “Elephant in the room” for me. I know they are there...
2011-12-06
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MythBusting–“Table variables have no statistics”
Ok, as myths go, its a pretty weak one. In fact, it is true, this whitepaper explicitly states that. But...
2011-12-02
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Execution plan warnings–The final chapter
In my previous posts (here and here), I showed examples of some of the execution plan warnings that have been...
2011-11-29
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Blogging from 37,000ft
Im currently on my way to Sql Rally nordic and looking forward to a few days of full on SQL...
2011-11-06
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Execution plan warnings–All that glitters is not gold
In a previous post, I showed you the new execution plan warnings related to implicit and explicit warnings. Pretty much...
2011-11-06
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More Denali Execution Plan Warning Goodies
In my last blog, I showed how the execution plan in denali has been enhanced by 2 new warnings ,conversion...
2011-10-19
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Implicit Conversions warning
After adding an index, ensuring that an index is actually used is probably the biggest win you will get in...
2011-10-17
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Blogs
Measuring RAG Solutions: Are We Retrieving the Right Information?
A RAG pipeline that answers questions in the demo is not the same thing...
Advice I Like: Lots of Ideas
By Steve Jones
“A multitude of bad ideas is necessary for one good idea” – from Excellent...
Building a DBA Agent for Your SQL Server Estate with MCP
Yesterday I gave a talk for MSSQLTips called “Building a DBA Agent for Your...
Forums
How do I connect to a SQL Server database on my ISP?
I've got a web application for my side business. I've added a SQL Server...
Looking for New Blood
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Server-Level Row Counts for Tables and Views
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Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas I
What types of secondary replicas are available for the Azure SQL Database Hyperscale edition?
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