South Florida Vacation Notes
I extended my trip to SQLSaturday South Florida for a couple days vacation. If I’m going to drive 3-1/2 hours...
2018-06-19
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Installing SSDT for Visual Studio 2017
I had SSDT for VS 2017 installed some time ago, but due to some issues I had to uninstall it....
2018-06-19
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Join Elimination: When SQL Server Removes Unnecessary Tables
In this post and video at SQLPerformance.com, I discuss what join elimination is and how it works in SQL Server. ...
2018-06-19
644 reads
Join Elimination: When SQL Server Removes Unnecessary Tables
In this post and video at SQLPerformance.com, I discuss what join elimination is and how it works in SQL Server. Join elimination is one of the many techniques that...
2018-06-19
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Join Elimination: When SQL Server Removes Unnecessary Tables
In this post and video at SQLPerformance.com, I discuss what join elimination is and how it works in SQL Server. Join elimination is one of the many techniques that...
2018-06-19
22 reads
SQL Server 2017 – SELECT INTO [A SPECIFIC FILEGROUP]
Forget about Adaptive Query Processing for a minute, what other feature have I been waiting for? SELECT INTO a specific...
2018-06-19
588 reads
What Twitter Account Should SQLSaturday Use?
Last week PASS sent out an email saying that on June 15 all the tweets from @sqlsat would be changed...
2018-06-18
347 reads
Analytics Platform System (APS) AU7 released
The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has just released an appliance update (AU7), which is...
2018-06-18
611 reads
Analytics Platform System (APS) AU7 released
The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has just released an appliance update (AU7), which is...
2018-06-18
646 reads
Database Fundamentals #17: Learning T-SQL
While SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) provides a robust graphical user interface (GUI), the commands you’re going to use the...
2018-06-18
968 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
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It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
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Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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