Busy times
It has been a pretty long time since my last blog post but with good reason!
The last month and a...
2014-11-12
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DotNine SQL Server and more
Wait Statistics #4 LCK_M_xx
In the 4th article of the Wait Statistics series we will dive into LCK_M_xx waits. This is another wait type...
2014-09-26
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #311 Bulgaria
More good news! I will be speaking on SQLSaturday #311 Bulgaria.
If you read this blog and will attend the event,...
2014-09-16
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SQL Server column encryption
We use databases to store a lot of information. This can also include sensitive information we don’t want to give...
2014-09-02
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Speaking at SQLSaturday #336 Holland
I received some great news this week, my session about wait statistics is selected for SQLSaturday #336 in Utrecht, Holland!
This...
2014-08-23
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New website
As you can see the webpage has changed!
New features are:
– Syntax highlighting on code snippets (and easy copy/paste)
– Better readability
–...
2014-08-11
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Examining OLEDB waits
On our adventure through the various types of wait statistics we end up at another popular wait type: OLEDB.
In this article we...
2014-07-11
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Examining OLEDB waits
On our adventure through the various types of wait statistics we end up at another popular wait type: OLEDB.
In this...
2014-07-11
3,280 reads
Finding the last successful CHECKDB
One very important part of your SQL Server maintenance procedure should be running consistency checks on a regular basis using...
2014-06-26
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Finding the last successful CHECKDB
One very important part of your SQL Server maintenance procedure should be running consistency checks on a regular basis using...
2014-06-26
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Blogs
Enterprise AI Operating Rhythm – Top 5 practices for 2026
2025 exposed a growing gap between AI ambition and operational reality. As budgets tightened...
Stop Being Surprised by Your Azure Bill: Use Budgets
By John
When organizations migrate workloads to Azure, the focus is usually on architecture, performance, and...
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
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Question of the Day
The Max PK Length
If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?
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