SQL Server On Containers
On July 12th 6.30 PM PST, I will be presenting “SQL Implementations On Containers” @ at San Francisco data platform user...
2017-07-10
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Impact on Indexes When Mixing VARCHAR and NVARCHAR Types
You may have heard, or read, that you should not mix VARCHAR and NVARCHAR datatypes, especially when one of them...
2017-07-10
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Spider-Man Homecoming Twitter Sentiment
Hello Dear Reader! This past Thursday night I took my son Zachary to see Spider-Man Homecoming, it was an amazing movie with a fantastic cast. Both of us are...
2017-07-10
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Spider-Man Homecoming Twitter Sentiment
Hello Dear Reader! This past Thursday night I took my son Zachary to see Spider-Man Homecoming, it was an amazing...
2017-07-10
366 reads
How to analyze SQL Server database performance using T-SQL
The performance of a database is the most challenging and critical part of database optimization. The challenge every DBA faces...
2017-07-10
470 reads
I’m Hosting! Idera July #sqlchat
Have you heard of these following terms and/or phrases?
Database Continuous DeliveryDatabase Lifecycle Management (DLM)DevOps[Insert other buzzword bingo entry here]You probably...
2017-07-10
122 reads
I’m Hosting! Idera July #sqlchat
Have you heard of these following terms and/or phrases?
Database Continuous DeliveryDatabase Lifecycle Management (DLM)DevOps[Insert other buzzword bingo entry here]You probably...
2017-07-10
282 reads
Running SSIS in an Azure VM
In the previous post in this series, I addressed how to use an on-premises instance of SSIS to move data...
2017-07-10
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The Choices We Make
If you keep your head up and look around you’ll see the choices people make all the time. I saw...
2017-07-21 (first published: 2017-07-10)
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Self-Paced Online Trainings
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the...
2017-07-10
253 reads
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
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