SQL Server 2014 Cardinality Estimator
SQL Server 2014 Cardinality Estimator
The SQL Server 2014 cardinality estimator has been improved to increase the quality of SQL Server query...
2014-09-25
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Taking control of the ‘sa’ account for SQL Server 2012
As a DBA, it is perfectly normal to forget your password from time to time. No need to hold your breath...
2014-09-25
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Why Have a Nom Com?
I don’t want to get too deeply involved in the complaints and struggles of PASS, but I also want to...
2014-09-25
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#PASSVOTE 2014
Hello Dear Reader! The PASS Board of Director elections are upon us again. We have 3 spots open and 4...
2014-09-24
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Still time to get a SQL Server tattoo
Not for me, and perhaps not for you, but you can still encourage Jason Strate, Gareth Swanepoel, Ed Watson, and...
2014-09-24
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Four Things PASS gets Right
PASS has taken a lot of heat recently. A few folks have pointed out that you only seem to hear...
2014-09-29 (first published: 2014-09-24)
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Thoughts on PASS Board Nomination Process: #passvotes
Having very recently gone through the nomination process for the PASS Board, I thought I would share a few things...
2014-09-24
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SQLSaturday Orlando Marketing Plan-Part 46
Registration count after some cancellations now at 577, way above my goal of 500. We’ve decided not to spend on...
2014-09-24
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What I know about batch files
For a SQL Server guy it sometimes amazes me how often I’m in and out of batch files and how...
2014-09-24
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A SQLServerCentral DR Event
We had a disaster at SQLServerCentral this past weekend. It wasn’t a big disaster, but it was an event that...
2014-09-23
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Blogs
Automated SQL Server Benchmarking with HammerDB and Docker: A Complete Testing Framework
I’m excited to announce the release of a new open-source project that fully automates...
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
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Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
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