PASS Cloud Virtual Group – Call for Speakers
The cloud is calling to you. Or more specifically, Jody Roberts (b | @) and I (b | @) are looking to the community...
2017-04-07
933 reads
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PASS Cloud Virtual Group – Call for Speakers
The cloud is calling to you. Or more specifically, Jody Roberts (b | @) and I (b | @) are looking to the community to find some presenters interested in...
2017-04-07
3 reads
Not Quite Monday Morning SQL Break – February 7, 2017
It’s Tuesday and time to get Monday’s weekly blog and twitter round-up for last week out the door. It’s late...
2017-02-07
971 reads
Not Quite Monday Morning SQL Break – February 7, 2017
It’s Tuesday and time to get Monday’s weekly blog and twitter round-up for last week out the door. It’s late and I need to find a better way to...
2017-02-07
11 reads
Monday Morning SQL Break – January 16, 2017
It’s Monday and time, finally, for a weekly blog and twitter round-up for last week. It’s been a while since...
2017-01-16
756 reads
Monday Morning SQL Break – January 16, 2017
It’s Monday and time, finally, for a weekly blog and twitter round-up for last week. It’s been a while since I’ve published this summary post, but hey that’s what life...
2017-01-16
3 reads
Monday Morning SQL Break – November 7, 2016
It’s Monday time for this week’s blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow me on...
2016-11-07
785 reads
Monday Morning SQL Break – November 7, 2016
It’s Monday time for this week’s blog and twitter round-up for last week. If you haven’t already, follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL). This is a good chance to catch...
2016-11-07
12 reads
Yup, @StrateSQL’s Running for the PASS Board of Directors
Why I’m Running
Over the past few years, I’ve been considering running for the PASS Board of Directors and this year appears...
2016-10-05
881 reads
Yup, @StrateSQL’s Running for the PASS Board of Directors
Why I’m Running Over the past few years, I’ve been considering running for the PASS Board of Directors and this year appears to be the right year to do this....
2016-10-05
6 reads
Blogs
Microsoft MVP 2025: Continuing the Data Platform Journey
I am honored to announce that I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP...
What is KTLO? Keep The Lights On vs Project Work in Agile
By Rohit Garg
Demystifying KTLO: A Deep Dive into Keep The Lights On Work in IT...
The PASS Summit on Tour in Dallas
By Steve Jones
The PASS Summit goes on tour this year, with a September stop in Dallas....
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Question of the Day
Query Plan Regressions --
For the Question of the day, I am going to go deep, but try to be more clear, as I feel like I didn't give enough info last time, leading folks to guess the wrong answer... :) For today's question: You’re troubleshooting a performance issue on a critical stored procedure. You notice that a previously efficient query now performs a full table scan instead of an index seek. Upon investigating, you find that an NVARCHAR parameter is being compared to a VARCHAR column in the WHERE clause. What is the most likely cause of the query plan regression?
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