Upcoming conferences
It’s shaping up to a busy year for conferences, well busy by my standards that is. While I’m unfortunately missing...
2016-04-26
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SQL In The Wild
Upcoming conferences
It’s shaping up to a busy year for conferences, well busy by my standards that is. While I’m unfortunately missing SQLBits, I’ll still be getting a chance to enjoy...
2016-04-26
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SQL 2016 features: Stretch Database
Stretch database allows for a table to span an ‘earthed’ SQL Server instance and an Azure SQL Database. It allows...
2016-04-29 (first published: 2016-04-19)
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SQL 2016 features: Stretch Database
Stretch database allows for a table to span an ‘earthed’ SQL Server instance and an Azure SQL Database. It allows...
2016-04-19
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SQL 2016 features: Stretch Database
Stretch database allows for a table to span an ‘earthed’ SQL Server instance and an Azure SQL Database. It allows for parts (or all) of a table, presumably older,...
2016-04-19
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SQL Server 2016 features: Live query statistics
Ever wanted to look at a query’s actual execution plan (execution plan with runtime information) without waiting for the query...
2016-04-12
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SQL Server 2016 features: Live query statistics
Ever wanted to look at a query’s actual execution plan (execution plan with runtime information) without waiting for the query...
2016-04-12
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SQL Server 2016 features: Query Store
Given that SQL Server 2016 is coming ‘real soon now’, it’s probably well past time that I write up some...
2016-03-29
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SQL Server 2016 features: Query Store
Given that SQL Server 2016 is coming ‘real soon now’, it’s probably well past time that I write up some...
2016-03-29
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Monitoring wait stats
This post, like last week’s, is based off the presentation I did to the DBA Fundamentals virtual chapter.
The request was...
2016-03-02 (first published: 2016-02-23)
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Blogs
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
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A Challenge of Our Knowledge
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The memory toll of VARCHAR(MAX) in SQL Server
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Transaction Log Truncation
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Question of the Day
Transaction Log Truncation
In SQL Server 2025, where can I find information about items that prevent or delay the transaction log truncation?
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