No Join Predicate
You could be looking at an execution plan on a query and see this message: Warning, No Join Predicate. With...
2009-09-15
3,203 reads
The Scary DBA
Editorial on SQL Server Central
My first one over there. It’s discussing whether or not you should do two things, build your own monitoring tool,...
2009-09-14
814 reads
LaRock on Monitoring
Since I just spent a bit more than half of my 24 Hours of PASSpresentation on tuning queries talking about...
2009-09-11
652 reads
Spools in Execution Plans
I got the question the other day, when are you likely to see a spool in an execution plan? Easy,...
2009-09-09
2,785 reads
Debuting: Beginning SQL Server 2008 Administration
The new book is up on Amazon. I only worked on three chapters of Rob Walter’s new book and that...
2009-09-04
625 reads
SQL Server Standard Update
We’ve received wonderful support from the community. Brad McGehee has a list with great people on it who have volunteered...
2009-08-29
1,656 reads
#ActiveAugust Final Post
I haven’t done well with this. I missed a post. I missed a bunch of workouts. I put on weight....
2009-08-29
1,327 reads
PASS Board Nominations
I think the Professional Association of SQL Server users (PASS) is an extremely important organization for SQL Server DBA’s. Even...
2009-08-25
663 reads
New Book
Well, three chapters. The latest book I worked on is up at Apress. I only have three chapters in this...
2009-08-25
561 reads
What happens when you use WITH RECOMPILE
I saw this question and my immediate thought was “Well, duh, the execution plan is recreated by a recompile.” But,...
2009-08-21
1,325 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
Forums
Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
Hi, I have a SQL Server instance where users connect to via Windows Authentication,...
Multiple Deployment Processes
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How to Use sqlpackage to Detect Schema Drift Between Azure SQL Databases
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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