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I had one of my developers ask me why he keeps seeing the following warning when he tries to modify...

Wait Stats Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager

Database servers have to wait on different resources, and these waits are huge to the performance of SQL Server.  Sometimes something changes without our knowledge and is running differently...

Wait Stats Baseline Comparison – Idera Diagnostic Manager

Database servers have to wait on different resources, and these waits are huge to the performance of SQL Server.  Sometimes...

Schema-design for SQL Server: recommendations for Schema-design with security in mind

Introduction to Big Data

So you’ve been working as a DBA or a BI developer for several years now. You know your stuff very...

More SQL Saturday Precon News(Real-time Dashboards)!!!!

As you read in my earlier post, I am delivering a couple of precons in Tampa, FL and Richmond, VA. ...

SQLKonferenz in Darmstadt: Vorstellung der Security Features von SQL Server 2016 mit dem Leiter des Security-Teams aus Redmond

The Easy Phone Restore

This is hardware week for me, with a new phone coming in the mail. This was a warranty replacement for...

Flash sale – Discount for Chicago SQL Saturday Precon – This Afternoon Only

I’m running a flash sale discount for my upcoming Chicago SQL Saturday Precon called ‘SQL Server Infrastructure Tuning for Availability...

Azure SQL Database Error

I was on SQL Cruise where I was scheduled to present a session on Azure SQL Database. I recorded all...