Query tuning 101: What’s a probe residual?
Query tuning is an important process that will probably never go away and sharpening your tuning skills is always a...
2017-04-26 (first published: 2017-04-17)
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Time for a Change
I am ecstatic to say I have joined Denny Cherry and Associates Consulting.
Lone No More
I am happy, excited, and nostalgic...
2017-04-17
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The Age of Data and Software Development
I am so excited to be a data professional in the modern era. Yeah, 15-20 years ago, it was cool...
2017-04-17
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What is the “cost” in Cost Threshold for Parallelism?
tl;dr; While at one point the cost of a query was an estimated time to run in seconds, today it’s...
2017-04-17
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Agent Phases in VSTS Deployment
VSTS (Visual Studio Team Services) continues to grow and change over time. It seems every few months I see some...
2017-04-17
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The Dead Tree Database
“We have all of that information. It’s in a database in my office.” This phrase was music to my ears....
2017-04-27 (first published: 2017-04-17)
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Normal approximation to binomial distribution using T-SQL and R
In the previous post I demonstrated the use of binomial formula to calculate probabilities of events occurring in certain situations....
2017-04-17
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Making VSTS Deployment Changes to Databases without Breaking Your Application
One of the things that I do a lot is demo changes to databases with CI/CD in a DevOps fashion....
2017-04-17
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DBA 101: Comparing two SQL plans
Simple post today: How to compare two plans in SSMS.
This task is a task that is often done by a...
2017-04-18 (first published: 2017-04-14)
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Way Off-topic: Why cutting the cord was right for me
FYI: This one is way off topic so don’t expect to find any fancy SQL tips here.
I did it. I...
2017-04-14
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Blogs
A Pursuit of Lifelong Learning
By Brian Kelley
The following came across my YouTube feed today. It’s an interview with General James...
Advice I Like: Time and Focus
By Steve Jones
“You don’t need more time because you already have all the time that you...
Book Review: Microsoft 365 Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals
I don’t currently manage Microsoft 365 Copilot in an enterprise environment, but it is...
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DML Trigger Types
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