Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Administration
Hello Dear Reader! Last September I was approached with a tremendous opportunity to become the Managing Author for the Professional...
2014-09-12
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SQLBalls
24 Hours of PASS Preview: Zero to Hero (I'm the Zero)
Hello Dear Reader! We are already away into the 24 Hours of PASS Summit Preview for 2014! I don't know...
2014-09-09
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Why You Should Go to SQL Saturday
SQL Sat Puerto RicoHello Dear Reader! Soon SQL Saturday #318 in Orlando FL will be here. The SQL Community does...
2014-09-04
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Deck & Demo's Live & Thank You AZSSUG & OPASS!
Hello Dear Reader! Just a quick post to say Thank You to the Arizona SQL Server User Group and to...
2014-06-27
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It's not Business, It's Personal
Hello Dear Reader. I find myself at this late hour unable to sleep. Yesterday the slate of speakers for the...
2014-06-26
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Introducing What_To_Compress V2
Hello Dear Reader! I'm about 32,000 feet in the air leaving St. Louis after a great Performance Tuning Workshop for...
2014-05-29 (first published: 2014-05-22)
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Decks & Demos Live
Hello Dear Reader! Just a quick update. I've been traveling a lot and I'm behind in posting some Decks & Demos....
2014-04-30
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Up Coming Speaking Events
Hello Dear Reader! We are 2 months into 2014 and the New Year is off to a busy start. This...
2014-02-21
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Windows 2012 for the SQL DBA: .NET 3.5 Fails to Install
Hello Dear Reader! I know it has been a while since last we spoke. Sorry for the long absence. I've...
2014-02-19
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Tales from the Query Processor: II
Hello Dear Reader! Today is Halloween, October 31st. My Daughter turns a big 15 today! Happy Birthday Ches!!!!!
To celebrate two...
2013-10-31
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Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
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I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
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I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Forums
Huge frustration - Database watcher with two elastic pools
Think there's a reason why this is still in preview, but have someone manage...
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers