Getting a query plan
Query plans are an essential tool when doing performance tuning. When looking at a query plan you should be aware...
2014-02-19
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6000 Companies Hiring #DataScientists
“Search engines (Google, Microsoft), social networks (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), financial institutions, Amazon, Apple, eBay, the health care industry, engineering companies...
2014-02-19
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Data Scientist versus Data Architect
I recently had the following discussions with a number of data architects, in different communities, in particular (but not limited...
2014-02-19
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Using sys.dm_os_ring_buffers to Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues
I encountered an interesting question over on the MSDN forums concerning a poster that was reporting experiencing an issue whereby the “sa” account kept being locked out. In scenarios...
2014-02-19
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Using sys.dm_os_ring_buffers to Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues
I encountered an interesting question over on the MSDN forums concerning a poster that was reporting experiencing an issue whereby...
2014-02-19
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T-SQL Tuesday #051: Bets and Results
The line for this months TSQL Tuesday required wagers be made concerning the risks and bets that have either been made or not made. At close, we saw 17...
2014-02-19
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T-SQL Tuesday #051: Bets and Results
The line for this months TSQL Tuesday required wagers be made concerning the risks and bets that have either been...
2014-02-19
1,799 reads
The Challenge of Customer Service
Friday night I took my wife out for Valentine’s Dinner. We had a reservation for 9 pm and I hoped...
2014-02-18
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PASS SQLSaturday Events: March 2014
PASS SQL Saturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Please...
2014-02-18
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Data Scientist versus Data Engineer #datascience #bigdata #analytics
One of the main differences between a data scientist and a data engineer has to do with ETL versus DAD:
ETL...
2014-02-18
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Blogs
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
dataMinds Connect 2026 – Slides & Scripts
You can find the slides and SQL scripts for my session “Spice up your...
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Training the next generation
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Reusing Customer Specific Order Filtering Logic with CROSS APPLY and an Inline TVF (Part 4)
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PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
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Question of the Day
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Databases
Which of the following meta commands (sometimes called backslash or slash commands) within psql will provide you with information about the databases on the cluster?
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