Containers: A Short Rant
I find myself doing more and more work with containers. Yet, I also find that a lot of people seem to be resistant to the concept. I’m always surprised...
2021-09-20
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The Scary DBA
Rewriting The Query Tuning Book
While I have not yet signed the contract, I have submitted an outline and proposal for a new version of my book on query performance tuning. Most of the...
2021-09-13
46 reads
Rewriting The Query Tuning Book
While I have not yet signed the contract, I have submitted an outline and proposal for a new version of my book on query performance tuning. Most of the...
2021-09-13
7 reads
Filtering Extended Events Using Actions
Did you know, you can use Actions to Filter Extended Events? Well, you can. Filtering is one of the greatest ways in which Extended Events differentiates itself from other...
2021-07-26 (first published: 2021-07-19)
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Filtering Extended Events Using Actions
Did you know, you can use Actions to Filter Extended Events? Well, you can. Filtering is one of the greatest ways in which Extended Events differentiates itself from other...
2021-07-19
9 reads
Permissions Needed To Force Plans in Query Store
I was recently asked what permissions were needed to force plans in query store. I’m sure I knew at one point, but at the moment I was asked, I...
2021-07-06
159 reads
Permissions Needed To Force Plans in Query Store
I was recently asked what permissions were needed to force plans in query store. I’m sure I knew at one point, but at the moment I was asked, I...
2021-07-06
13 reads
Virtual Presentations: A Presenters Perspective
While we are clearly beginning to see in-person events on the calendar, the vast majority of presentations, events, talks, etc., are virtual. There are a lot of positives to...
2021-07-16 (first published: 2021-06-29)
138 reads
Virtual Presentations: A Presenters Perspective
While we are clearly beginning to see in-person events on the calendar, the vast majority of presentations, events, talks, etc., are virtual. There are a lot of positives to...
2021-06-29
5 reads
Find Queries Using a Key Lookup Operator
While teaching about Extended Events and Execution Plans last week, Jason, one of the people in the class, asked: Is there a way in Extended Events to find queries...
2021-06-23 (first published: 2021-06-14)
465 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
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RegEx Functions I
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RegEx Functions I
Which of these RegEx functions need compatibility level 170 in SQL Server 2025?
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