Open Letter to PASS
As you know, I spoke to 12 Chapter Leaders and 4 Regional Mentors yesterday. All are very upset with PASS right now and feel slighted, which as a volunteer...
2020-07-03 (first published: 2020-06-19)
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Open Letter to PASS
As you know, I spoke to 12 Chapter Leaders and 4 Regional Mentors yesterday. All are very upset with PASS right now and feel slighted, which as a volunteer...
2020-06-19
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What is Batch Mode on Rowstore in SQL Server?
Under compatibility level 150, in both SQL Server 2019 and Azure SQL Database, you now can use batch mode for CPU-bound analytic type workloads without requiring columnstore indexes. There...
2020-06-29 (first published: 2020-06-16)
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What is Batch Mode on Rowstore in SQL Server?
Under compatibility level 150, in both SQL Server 2019 and Azure SQL Database, you now can use batch mode for CPU-bound analytic type workloads without requiring columnstore indexes. There...
2020-06-16
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My Thoughts on PASS Virtual Summit – An Editorial
On June 3rd PASS announced their annual Summit for Data Professionals was moved to a virtual format. This is not surprising to those of us in the SQL Server...
2020-06-26 (first published: 2020-06-11)
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My Thoughts on PASS Virtual Summit – An Editorial
On June 3rd PASS announced their annual Summit for Data Professionals was moved to a virtual format. This is not surprising to those of us in the SQL Server...
2020-06-11
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The New Public Speaking
The need to transition to virtual speaking engagements is not easy for me. As someone who loves public speaking and delivering in person training, not being able to do...
2020-04-29
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The New Public Speaking
The need to transition to virtual speaking engagements is not easy for me. As someone who loves public speaking and delivering in person training, not being able to do...
2020-04-29
1 reads
Coding Standards Gone Bad in SQL Server
Knowing your data is very important when it comes to writing code. Now I’ll admit that I am very far from being a developer, however as a DBA, I...
2020-05-01 (first published: 2020-04-21)
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Coding Standards Gone Bad in SQL Server
Knowing your data is very important when it comes to writing code. Now I’ll admit that I am very far from being a developer, however as a DBA, I...
2020-04-21
3 reads
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