SQL Source Control and Bitbucket–Getting Started
This is in response to someone asking about getting started with their database in SQL Source Control and then hosting at BitBucket. I’m going to assume people can set...
2019-03-25
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Can You Force A Parallel Plan in Query Store?
I love the questions I get when presenting: Can You Force a Parallel Plan in Query Store. I haven’t a clue. The trick I think is going to be...
2019-03-25
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What version of SQL is SSMS scripting for?
Recently (honestly it’s been a few years now) Microsoft split the lifecycle for SSMS out from the general SQL Server ... Continue reading
2019-03-25
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An Experiment with Deadlocks
There seems to be a myth out there that when deadlocks come a-knocking, then just throw this little directive (ROWLOCK) at it and all will be well. This is...
2019-03-25
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An Experiment with Deadlocks
There seems to be a myth out there that when deadlocks come a-knocking, then just throw this little directive (ROWLOCK) at it and all will be well. This is...
2019-03-25
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Weekly reading #8
Good day! Good week! Let’s start it with some news form the Data Platform world!
SQL Internals – Physical Table Structure under...
2019-03-25
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Improving Performance of the Distributed Replay Utility on SQL Server 2012
Setup the DRU What is it? The Distributed Replay Utility (DRU) on SQL Server allows you to capture Profiler trace information on one or more client servers and then...
2019-03-24
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ASF 020 video invitation
New podcast’s episode is coming (next Friday) and in the meantime, take a look you can watch that episode’s trailer....
2019-03-23
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2019-03-23
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Thinking about Setup and Installation
I’m working the first section of a basic administration course, and the first part of this is installing SQL Server...
2019-03-22
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Blogs
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
To refer and to be referred
Referrals have never been more important in the job market. They’re no longer nice...
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
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Negative and Positive Numbers
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Question of the Day
Negative and Positive Numbers
If I want to know whether a number of negative, positive, or zero, what is the easiest way to get this in T-SQL?
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