Can Deadlocks be Resolved by Adding an Index?
Can Deadlocks be Resolved by Adding an Index? Yes. Really, I’m not kidding. Here, I’ll show you how.
First, let me...
2010-09-27
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Parameter Name Size And Performance
I saw an odd statement the other day, “The size of the name of the parameter does not affect performance.”...
2010-09-27
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Orlando – Reminder to Register for SQLSaturday #49
We’re less than 30 days out from SQLSaturday #49 and we’re working hard on the logistics. Speaker gifts ordered, lanyards...
2010-09-27
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Index Black Ops Part 4 – Index Overhead and Maintenance
In my TSQL2sDay index summary post, that I’d be writing a few posts on the information that is contained in...
2010-09-27
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SQLRally After Hours
One of the things we’re trying to do at SQLRally (May 2011 in Orlando!) is support and grow the social...
2010-09-27
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People are talking about you
I was listening to a friend give a presentation on getting a job recently. In the presentation, Chris Shaw, the...
2010-09-27
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Food Drive
Don’t forget the food drive tomorrow for SQL Saturday #52 in Colorado. Please bring food, or even clothing/blankets, that can...
2010-09-24
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Free SQL Server Training for the Week of September 27, 2010
Tuesday
PASS Application Development Virtual Chapter - Next-Level SQLCLR: Parallel Processing and Bulk Load - Adam Machanic
Pragmatic Works - Performance tuning the cube - Adam...
2010-09-24
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A day of rest
Not quite a day of rest, likely some chores in advance of another busy weekend at the ranch.
I’m taking today...
2010-09-24
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A Little Help with Azure Please
Not long ago Microsoft announced a new product called Azure AKA “SQL Server in the Cloud”. I have to say...
2010-09-23
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Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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