Indexing and Partitioning
Partitioning tables is a great tool to increase the manageability of your data. Being able to move large amounts of...
2018-02-21
3,878 reads
Activate Conference 2018: Three days of Tech Learning
Tomorrow I'll be giving two workshops at the super-slick-brandedActivate Conference 2018 in Baton Rouge at the Louisiana Technology Park, a...
2018-02-21
292 reads
Classifying Data with SSMS 17.5
I upgraded SSMS to 17.5 recently and found an interesting addition. This version has incorporated the ability to classify data....
2018-02-20
800 reads
Killing A Service Broker SPID
Killing a SPID shouldn’t be complicated. Execute the command KILL [SPID] and that should kill the session. But there are situations...
2018-03-06 (first published: 2018-02-20)
6,340 reads
OR vs UNION ALL – Is One Better For Performance?
Today I want to show you a trick that could make your queries run faster.
It won’t always work, but when...
2018-02-20
212 reads
OR vs UNION ALL - Is One Better For Performance?
Today I want to show you a trick that could make your queries run faster.
It won't always work, but when it does everyone will be impressed with your performance...
2018-02-20
17 reads
Capture SQL Server Reported Errors using Extended Events
In my introduction to Extended Events blog, I mentioned that the xEvent is my favorite toy for performance troubleshooting. This blog may...
2018-03-05 (first published: 2018-02-20)
11,186 reads
Getting started with the SQLUndercover Inspector
Here is a quick guide to getting started with the SQLUndercover Inspector.
Pre-requisites:
SQL 2012 or higherSQL Server AgentA database to store...
2018-02-19
377 reads
Summary of my Partitioning Series
Partitioning Basics – Part 1 – Creating Partitions
Partitioning Basics – Part 2 – Splitting/Merging Partitions
Partitioning Basics – Part 3 – Switching Data
Partitioning and filegroup restores
Update to...
2018-02-19
466 reads
SQL Saturday Chicago: I’m speaking
If you’re in Chicago on March 17 and have some free time, why not check out all the cool kids?...
2018-02-19
259 reads
Blogs
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Keeping Track of my ConEmu CLIs
By Steve Jones
I use ConEmu for my terminal interface. I’m still on Windows 10 at home,...
10 Decisions to Make Before You Create A Fabric Workspace
Creating a Fabric workspace takes about 30 seconds. Restructuring workspaces after people have built...
Forums
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Hyperscale Replicas III
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Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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