Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!! Yes, I know it was two days ago but I’m still pseudo-on-vacation-not-really so just another simple blog post wishing you prosperity, health, and good tidings this...
2020-01-03
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John Morehouse | Sqlrus.com
Merry Christmas
Christmas was this week so nothing technical today, just a simple blog post wishing you and your family blessings and good tidings during this holiday time. May the holidays...
2019-12-27
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Data Virtualization in SQL Server 2019
Some of the most eagerly anticipated features now available in SQL Server 2019 relate to expanded data virtualization capabilities. Data virtualization enables you to bring all your data together...
2019-12-20
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Understanding Azure Geo-Redundant Storage
While at PASS Summit 2019, I gave a session on designing Azure Disaster Recovery Strategies for the Data Platform. In that session, I talked about Azure storage and the...
2019-12-27 (first published: 2019-12-13)
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Understanding Azure Geo-Redundant Storage
While at PASS Summit 2019, I gave a session on designing Azure Disaster Recovery Strategies for the Data Platform. In that session, I talked about Azure storage and the...
2019-12-13
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Call to Action – Mentoring
A few weeks ago I attended the annual PASS Summit conference in beautiful Seattle, Washington. This is an event that I look forward to every year. Being able to...
2019-12-06
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Happy Thanksgiving
Yesterday was Thanksgiving for those of us living in the United States. If you celebrate this particular holiday, I hope that it was a day full of love and...
2019-11-29
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Resuming Index Operations With Different Options
Starting with SQL Server 2017, Microsoft introduced the ability to pause and then resume index rebuilds. This was a great feature and with the release of SQL Server 2019,...
2019-11-22
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The Right Consultant Is Worth All The Money
Hiring consultants is like buying a new washing machine. In other words, you get what you pay for some times. A couple of months ago, my washer and dryer...
2019-11-15
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Rounding Out PASS Summit 2019
If you are like me, when certain events end, it is a bittersweet time. You’ve enjoyed your time with people you consider family, got to learn some new things...
2019-11-15 (first published: 2019-11-08)
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Blogs
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
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If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Designing a Storage Load Test for SQL Server
I’ve been doing storage load tests for SQL Server for a long time, both...
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How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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