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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I am very excited to be heading to PASS Summit 2019 in Seattle next week. It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year. Getting to hang out with...
2019-11-01
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Bob Pusateri (B|T) tweeted a quote image that really struck a chord with me and elicited a strong reaction from myself. It got me thinking I need to write...
2019-11-08 (first published: 2019-10-22)
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Query hints are always about tradeoffs—typically you are giving up something, such as flexibility, to achieve more consistency, or very specific performance characteristic. One example of this migt when...
2019-10-29 (first published: 2019-10-16)
1,006 reads
Speaking Engagements Check out my new Event Calendar, to see my upcoming and past speaking engagements. You can catch me at various events throughout the year. If you are...
2019-10-15
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I’ve written about statistics in SQL Server a few times now. Through conversations I am reminded that not everyone keeps their table statistics up to date. Keeping your statistics...
2019-09-26 (first published: 2019-09-18)
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It is widely known that I am a horrible speller and hate to type code. I tend to use a lot of code snippets and reuse code to avoid...
2019-09-20 (first published: 2019-09-11)
1,255 reads
Several times I’ve been asked what tools are in my performance tuning and SQL Server management arsenal, so I decided to just create this blog to list them out...
2019-09-04
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Indexes can be incredibly beneficial to your database performance; however, they do come with a cost—indexes both consume storage space and affect insert performance. Therefore, it is important as...
2019-09-11 (first published: 2019-08-28)
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Low-code solutions often accelerate development and make tasks accessible to people who can’t or...
By Steve Jones
Often we find out about a problem reported by a customer after the incident...
Let’s face it, most of the time, you probably don’t want your SQL Server...
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