Check Database Server Workload - Batches/ Sec

Today's post is about a simple but very useful query.

One of the basic things one needs to check is the...

This Week In Data – Episode 8 (Mastering the Tech Interview)

Welcome back to another episode of This Week In Data! If you missed our previous episodes, you can watch them...

Why Can’t I View My Power BI Content Pack?

I had a call with a customer this morning discussing different ways to publish Power BI content and how to...

Diff All Files - Reviewing Changesets Quickly

Update: 2017-07-14
Still find this incredibly awesome! Developer just updated for Visual Studio 2017 after a lot of hard work. Github...

Stretch Databases in 60 seconds

SQL Server 2016 introduces Stretch Databases, a beautiful feature that by itself makes migrating to SQL 2016 worth it. What is it? A stretch database is basically a database...

Stretch Databases in 60 seconds

SQL Server 2016 introduces Stretch Databases, a beautiful feature that by itself makes migrating to SQL 2016 worth it. What...

Webcast Tomorrow: Building an Auditing Framework for SQL Server

Faced with auditing SQL Server on a regular basis with no 3rd party tools? Where do you start? That’s what...

The Snippet Manager in SQL Prompt

I love SQL Prompt, since it makes T-SQL coding quicker and easier. One of the handiest things is the Snippet...

So Long, Farewell, I Hate to Say Goodbye

The Sound of Music is one of my all time favorite movies.  It reminds me of some great times with...

An Update on My 2012 Mac Air

Typically I want to get 3 years out of a laptop to amortize spending on a premium grade machine. I’m...