Figuring out Time-Out Prone queries
Recently, I was helping one of the community attendees on the SQL Server Query Time-Out issue. Once we are done...
2017-11-20 (first published: 2017-11-09)
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IF RDBMS = SQL Server, NoSQL = ???
SQL Server is, arguably, the leading relational database management system out there. With continuous development and enhancement of exciting features...
2017-11-08
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The Future of the SQLSaturday Tools
Every year when many of the SQLSaturday event leaders meet at the Summit the topic of improvements to the tools...
2017-11-23 (first published: 2017-11-08)
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SQL Puzzle 4: The Beale Papers
I’ve not done a SQL puzzle for a while so thought it was getting overdue…
I set this one for my...
2017-11-24 (first published: 2017-11-08)
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Notes on the 2017 PASS Summit
Just a few notes:
Weather on Wed was great, ok on Thurs, cold on Fri. Have had worse years!Felt like I...
2017-11-08
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Is Transparent Data Encryption just security theatre?
I love theatre. In six months I am putting on two one-act plays for a local festival, because I don’t...
2017-11-08
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Five reasons to be a technology speaker
I don’t think everyone should be a technical speaker. But I wouldn’t object if everyone spent a season trying. Why be a...
2017-11-08
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Contained Databases setup
Last weekI wrote about what is a contained database, the benefits and challenges, today as promised I'll show you how to setup one, how to configure a user and...
2017-11-08
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I Thought I Was An Introvert. Turns Out I Was Anxious as #@*] (Dear SQL DBA Episode 53)
In this week’s episode, I’m not answering a reader’s question. Instead, I’m talking about my personal experience with anxiety. This episode touches on on healthcare, religion, and squishy emotions...
2017-11-08
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 76 – Image Timeline)
In this module you will learn how to use the Image Timeline Custom Visual. The Image Timeline is a great...
2017-11-21 (first published: 2017-11-08)
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
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...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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