Microsoft Tools That Help Query Tuning
Query tuning is not easy. In fact, for a lot of people, you shouldn’t even try. It’s much easier to buy more, bigger, better hardware. Yeah, the query is...
2020-01-29 (first published: 2020-01-21)
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Author of the Year 2019 Nomination at MSSQLTips
This year I’ve been nominated again for the Author of the Year award at MSSQLTips. A lot of other fine people have been nominated as well, you can check...
2020-01-21
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Author of the Year 2019 Nomination at MSSQLTips
This year I’ve been nominated again for the Author of the Year award at MSSQLTips. A lot of other fine people have been nominated as well, you can check...
2020-01-27 (first published: 2020-01-21)
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Spark Delta Lake, Updates, Deletes and Time Travel
When you use delta lake there are a couple of interesting things to note based around the fact that the data is stored in parquet files which are read-only...
2020-01-20
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Spark Delta Lake, Updates, Deletes and Time Travel
When you use delta lake there are a couple of interesting things to note based around the fact that the data is stored in parquet files which are read-only...
2020-01-20
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Extended Events Misperceptions: Profiler is Easier
I know, I know, I’m on #teamexevents so I think that Extended Events can do no wrong, but let’s address this thought that Profiler is easier. Now, if we’re...
2020-01-28 (first published: 2020-01-20)
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I’m Speaking at #SQLSatSpokane
I am super excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Spokane on March 21, 2020. Not only have I been selected to speak,...
2020-01-20
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Common commands and tasks to make dealing with Windows Core easier.
I don’t know how many of you are working with Windows Core these days but personally I think it’s a ... Continue reading
2020-01-29 (first published: 2020-01-20)
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Introducing The Undercover Catalogue
In this video, David give a quick introduction into the Undercover Catalogue.
2020-01-20
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First Time SQL Saturday Speaker Tips
A few years ago, I wrote about my first experience speaking at SQL Saturday. Recently I had a conversation with one of our first-timers speaking at SQL Saturday Rochester...
2020-01-20
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Blogs
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
My Social Media Rules
By Brian Kelley
I developed these rules a while back, before COVID. I had a period of...
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