Upcoming International Speaking Engagements
I am very excited and fortunate to be chosen to speak at both SQLBits and DataGrillen this year. These two conferences are incredible community run events and if you...
2020-02-19
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I am very excited and fortunate to be chosen to speak at both SQLBits and DataGrillen this year. These two conferences are incredible community run events and if you...
2020-02-19
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Did you know that a native STRING_SPLIT function built into SQL Server was added into SQL Server 2016? As a consultant I see so much code that call out...
2020-02-21 (first published: 2020-02-12)
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We know that sorting can be one of the most expensive things in an execution plan as shown below. However, we continue to do ORDER BYs repeatedly. Yes, I...
2020-01-29
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Now that I have written about In-Memory Tables and Migrating to In-Memory tables, let’s look at indexes and how they are created and how they work within those tables....
2020-01-27 (first published: 2020-01-22)
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Previously I wrote about In-Memory Optimized Tables, in this blog I am going to discuss how to determine which tables could benefit from being In-Memory by using a tool...
2020-01-23 (first published: 2020-01-15)
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Sometimes when I try to learn about a concept my brain blocks out everything about it. Talking about anything that uses the “In Memory” concept tends to do this...
2020-01-16 (first published: 2020-01-08)
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If you have ever attended one of my performance tuning sessions, you know I tend to talk about trace flags. Trace Flags can help fix performance issues and some...
2019-12-18
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I’ve been tinkering with SQL Server on Linux lately and noted a few things in regards to performance I thought I would share with you. SQL Server 2019 on...
2019-12-04
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Does your server look like this? Many of us have inherited a SQL Server instance that has all SQL Services installed. Someone, maybe even you, went through the SQL...
2019-12-10 (first published: 2019-11-26)
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Simple- Talk is technical journal and community hub from Redgate. This week I have the pleasure of being a guest Author and explain Azure storage options. I cover types of storage accounts,...
2019-11-20
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PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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