SQL Homework – December 2022 – What’s new in SQL Server?
SQL Server 2022 has been released! Long live SQL Server! No really, I’ve still got a while before retirement. I ... Continue reading
2022-12-19 (first published: 2022-12-01)
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SQLStudies
Setting up my new workstation with some Chocolatey goodness.
As you might be aware I started a new job last week. Which means a new workstation and installing lots ... Continue reading
2022-11-11
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What is production grade code? : T-SQL Tuesday #156
It’s that time of the month again! It’s T-SQL Tuesday and this month Tom Zika (blog|twitter) is hosting. Tom would ... Continue reading
2022-11-23 (first published: 2022-11-08)
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SQL Homework – July 2022 – Getting ready for the next time you have to look for a job.
Back in July I suggested that you get your resume up to date. It’s something I’d wish I’d kept up ... Continue reading
2022-11-14 (first published: 2022-11-01)
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What’s next: New beginnings!
I’m both excited and frankly relieved to say that I’ve found a new position. Starting Wed Nov 2nd I’ll be ... Continue reading
2022-10-28
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What can you do with a SELECT statement without a FROM clause?
Some people have shower thoughts, I have 1am thoughts. In this case it was the only keyword required in a ... Continue reading
2022-11-07 (first published: 2022-10-25)
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Comments in your generated code : T-SQL Tuesday #155
The ever amazing Steve Jones (blog|twitter) is our host this month. And in case you didn’t know he also is ... Continue reading
2022-10-24 (first published: 2022-10-11)
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What you can do is based on more than your direct permissions.
What you have access to is not just what you have direct permissions to. The other day I needed to ... Continue reading
2022-10-19 (first published: 2022-10-06)
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SQL Homework – October 2022 – Replication part 2
In August we started taking a look at replication. We learned some of the terms used, and set up a ... Continue reading
2022-10-04
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Being a script magpie
Last month (I ran just a little bit late writing this, it was meant to go out 9/29) Brent Ozar ... Continue reading
2022-10-01
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Blogs
Accelerating Database Modernization Through DevOps & Cloud Integration
By Chris Yates
In today’s enterprise landscape, agility and reliability go hand-in-hand. As organizations modernize legacy infrastructure...
Speaking at the PASS Data Community Summit
By Steve Jones
I’m honored to be speaking at the PASS Data Community Summit in Seattle this...
Article: SQL Server Sample Databases
By Brian Kelley
herefore, from Northwind and pubs to WideWorldImporters, I've compiled where to get those databases...
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We Gave Memory-Optimized Tables a Hash Lookup — Then Tried Pattern Matching Instead
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Always On AG Latency for Read-Only Workload After Failover?
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Question of the Day
Always On AG Latency for Read-Only Workload After Failover?
You're responsible for managing a SQL Server environment using Always On Availability Groups across two data centers. During a recent planned failover to the secondary replica, you noticed increased application latency and errors related to read-only routing. Upon investigation, you discover that read-only routing continues pointing to the former primary, now a secondary, for a period of time after the failover.
Which of the following best explains this behavior and how to resolve it?