My upcoming SQL Server Trainings
(Be sure to checkout the SQLpassion Online Academy, where you get High-Quality SQL Server Trainings with Instant Access!)
The 1st half...
2013-06-24
1,279 reads
Klaus Aschenbrenner
SQL Server Tipping Games – Why Non-Clustered Indexes are just ignored!
Almost everytime when I’m doing SQL Server consulting engagements, DBAs are showing me queries and their Execution Plans, where SQL...
2013-06-12
1,610 reads
My 2 cents on SQL Server 2014
Yesterday during the opening keynote of TechEd North America Microsoft released the first official details about the next version of...
2013-06-04
2,791 reads
Windows, RIP (1992 – 2013)
Today is a very sad day for me. My love, my dear Windows has passed away. We were together for...
2013-05-17
1,076 reads
The dangerous beauty of Bookmark Lookups
Every one of us knows Bookmark Lookups in SQL Server. They are great, because you don’t need to care about...
2013-04-15
752 reads
Become an expert in SQL Server Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting!
Since September 2012 I'm a Microsoft Certified Master SQL Server 2008,
which is the highest technical certification for SQL Server that...
2013-02-13
1,044 reads
Become an expert in SQL Server Performance Tuning & Troubleshooting!
Since September 2012 I’m a Microsoft Certified Master SQL Server 2008, which is the highest technical certification for SQL Server...
2013-02-13
813 reads
SQL Server Quickie #5 – Bookmark Lookup Deadlocks
Today I have uploaded the 5th SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. This time Santa Claus
talks about Bookmark Lookup Deadlocks in...
2012-12-16
1,512 reads
SQL Server Quickie #5 – Bookmark Lookup Deadlocks
Today I have uploaded the 5th SQL Server Quickie to YouTube. This time Santa Claus talks about Bookmark Lookup Deadlocks...
2012-12-16
838 reads
Practical SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting Day
Due to the huge demand of SQL Server Troubleshooting Know How and Techniques I'm running
on January 29 (Vienna/Austria) and January...
2012-12-10
2,449 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers