Speaking at SQLBits 2019

Speaking at SQLBits 2019!
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQLBits on March 2nd 2019! It’s been a goal of mine to speak at SQLBits for...

Speaking at SQLBits 2019

Speaking at SQLBits 2019!
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQLBits on March 2nd 2019! It’s been a...

Awarded Friend of Redgate – 2019

Friend of Redgate – 2019
I’m excited to announce that I have been named a Friend of Redgate for 2019, my forth year in a row! The program targets influential people in...

Awarded Friend of Redgate – 2019

Friend of Redgate – 2019
I’m excited to announce that I have been named a Friend of Redgate for 2019, my forth year in...

Information Measurement with SQL Server, Part 5.1: A Digression on the Unsuitability of Fisher Information for SQL Use Cases

By Steve Bolton
…………One of the major thrusts of my various mistutorial series has been to drive home the point that...

Memory Grants part 6: Memory used in aggregate functions (Min/Max/etc)

So far in this series, I’ve been focusing on the Sort operator. It’s pretty easy for demos since I can...

SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services: The Basics Part 1

I’ve been meaning to start a series on the basics of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). The last time I...

Microsoft Update Catalog

In today’s world of database administrations, there are a plethora of tools and resources that can be available to utilize...

Friend of Redgate 2019

This year starts with a good news:

Here is the list of people in the directory.
Stay tuned!

The Execution plan comparison feature (in SSMS)

Did you know that you can compare two execution plans in SQL Server Management?
It’s really cool. I use it a...