I’m published at Simple-Talk!
My first article has gone live at Simple-Talk! Thanks to Aunt Kathi for the opportunity!
Detecting Data Breaches
I’m also still writing...
2018-06-12
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Moving to Azure: A change in processes – TSQL Tuesday 103
For this month’s t-sql Tuesday our host Bjoern Peters (b/t) wants us to describe our experiences with Azure SQL Database...
2018-06-22 (first published: 2018-06-12)
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Prioritizing Index Performance Pains – What I Learned From Brent Ozar’s Master Index Tuning Class
I love continuing my education in SQL Server. Recently I was fortunate enough to take Brent Ozar’s 3-day live online...
2018-06-21 (first published: 2018-06-12)
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Prioritizing Index Performance Pains - What I Learned From Brent Ozar's Master Index Tuning Class
Watch this week's video on YouTube
I love continuing my education in SQL Server.
Recently I was fortunate enough to take Brent Ozar's 3-day live online Master Index Tuning training class.
Since...
2018-06-12
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Prioritizing Index Performance Pains - What I Learned From Brent Ozar's Master Index Tuning Class
Watch this week's video on YouTube
I love continuing my education in SQL Server.
Recently I was fortunate enough to take Brent Ozar's 3-day live online Master Index Tuning training class.
Since...
2018-06-12
22 reads
Changing the Collation of the Instance, the Databases, and All Columns in All User Databases: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Demystifying What “sqlservr -q” Actually Does
(last updated: 2019-01-07 @ 02:25 EST / 2019-01-07 @ 07:45 UTC )
For various reasons, people sometimes find themselves...
2018-06-19 (first published: 2018-06-12)
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More Changes to PoshSSDTBuildDeploy - DeployReport Information
Hello!
This is going to be a short one because I’ve been working hard all evening on this, and frankly I’m a little tired. But I’ve made a change to...
2018-06-12
43 reads
Notes on the May 2018 SQLOrlando Meetup
Late writing notes!
55 registered, 28 attended. Not bad, and about on track for expected 50% drop. Really, 28 made for...
2018-06-11
293 reads
Analyzing Feedback From Music City Tech 2018
I recently presented two sessions at Music City Tech and just received my feedback. I got great feedback and looks...
2018-06-22 (first published: 2018-06-11)
1,475 reads
Two Types of Performance Counters
I had an issue where an instance of SQL Server was only showing the XTP (In Memory) performance counters. None...
2018-06-21 (first published: 2018-06-11)
2,748 reads
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