What does this little check box do?

Ever wander around SQL Server properties and wonder what these little check boxes turn on? I do, and I get...

Please Don’t Do This!

Please, please, please Admins do not leave your default index fill factor at 0. This means you are telling SQL...

System-Versioned Temporal Tables

Every once in a while, I like to take a moment and learn something new about the latest SQL Server...

VLFs the Forgotten Foe

How many of you check the amount of Virtual Log Files (VLFs) your transaction logs have?
Working as a consultant now,...

TIL: Microsoft Azure Part 2

Last week I started a multi-part series on Today I Learned (TIL) about Microsoft Azure.  This is part two of...

TIL: Microsoft Azure Part 1

I thought maybe it would be a good idea to start a multi-part series on Today I Learned (TIL) about...

Blogging at SQLPerformance.com

I am honored to be a Guest Blogger at SQLPerformance.com. As a member of the SentryOne Product Advisory Council (PAC)...

Time for a Change

I am ecstatic to say I have joined Denny Cherry and Associates Consulting.

Lone No More
I am happy, excited, and nostalgic...

Among Giants

Since becoming a Database Administrator I’ve always looked at Microsoft MVP’s as the giants in our field.  I never once...

Lone DBA Podcast

I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on a Podcast episode with the SQL Data Partners Carlos Chacon...