Adaptive Query Processing and Automatic Tuning - Introduction - 1

SQL Server 2017 and Azure SQL Database are being touted as the self learning, artificial intelligent database. One of the main reasons for the same is due to release...

Spaced-Out Strings

I came across this in a code review not long ago:

Three things pop into my head when I see this...

The Tech & Gear of PASS Summit 2017

Continuing my series of posts about my PASS Summit 2017 experience. This is about gadgets/gear I brought & software I used, the gadgets I saw around the convention center,...

Adaptive Query Processing and Automatic Tuning - Introduction - 1

SQL Server 2017 and Azure SQL Database are being touted as the self learning, artificial intelligent database. One of the...

Top 5 Reasons Why I think SQL Server on Linux is Legit

Here are my top 5 reasons why I thing SQL Server on Linux is Legit!
SQL Server on Linux is Fast – Earlier this year SQL Server on Linux posted...

Top 5 Reasons Why I think SQL Server on Linux is Legit

Here are my top 5 reasons why I thing SQL Server on Linux is Legit!
SQL Server on Linux is Fast – Earlier...

Login failed for 'NTAUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON' - the fix you probably haven't tried yet

Just a quick one today. TL;DR: Remove yourself from some unnecessary AD groups.
If you've ever received the message "login failed...

Dealing with disquiet

Last week I listened to a podcast from one of my best friends in the sql community – Kendra Little. In...

Finding Input Parameters in an Execution Plan

The query execution plan is a map of work which SQL Server is going to perform to execute a query....

AWS – No Password? No Problem! Generating Redshift Credentials via IAM Authentication

I know we are living in a world where phones and other devices with advanced biometric authentication have been increasingly...