Adding the KeyMap Extension in SQL Operations Studio
I’m playing with SQL Operations Studio a bit to get a feel for what works and what doesn’t. So far,...
2018-04-12
2,019 reads
Azure SQL DW – Let’s Shuffle?
Initially, the main focus of this post was going to be quick and about using the latest version of SSMS...
2018-04-12
882 reads
Deleting a lot of data
I recently had the task of deleting a bit over a billion rows from a table. Now I could have...
2018-04-12
2,111 reads
New Azure SQL Database Pricing Model
Azure SQL Database has some great built-in features that are included in the price like automatic backups, high availability, auditing and threat detection, transparent data encryption. No matter how...
2018-04-12
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New Azure SQL Database Pricing Model
Azure SQL Database has some great built-in features that are included in the price like automatic backups, high availability, auditing...
2018-04-12
1,369 reads
DBA Fundamentals–Tuesday 11 Central–Execution Plans
WHAT: EXECUTION PLANS FOR BEGINNERS
WHEN: Tuesday, 04/17/18 - 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
WHO: Thomas LeBlanc
WHERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7086336336602188044
This will be a Beginners session highlighting the starting point for using the...
2018-04-12
17 reads
SQL Server Logical Query Processing
Recently, while reviewing one of the stored procedure performance, I suggested a couple of changes to a developer to improve...
2018-04-12
19,823 reads
Professional and Proficient PowerShell: From Writing Scripts to Developing Solutions at PASS Summit
PASS Summit is the largest conference for technical professionals who leverage the Microsoft Data Platform. PASS Summit 2018 is happening November...
2018-04-11
309 reads
Contextual View
In this post I describe technique of presenting data that is context specific - for example, data that will be changing...
2018-04-11
1,183 reads
DBA Fundamentals–Tuesday 11 Central–Execution Plans
WHAT: EXECUTION PLANS FOR BEGINNERS
WHEN: Tuesday, 04/17/18 - 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
WHO: Thomas LeBlanc
WHERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7086336336602188044
This will be a Beginners session highlighting...
2018-04-11
597 reads
Blogs
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
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Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Accessing the Data API Builder MCP Server from VS Code
By Steve Jones
I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a...
From DBA or Data Engineer to AI Engineer: A Realistic Path
If you spend your days tuning queries, managing pipelines, or keeping a production database...
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BIT_COUNT() V
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