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...
2021-06-14
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The Scary DBA
Database Fundamentals #30: Create Foreign Keys With T-SQL
You can create foreign keys using TSQL roughly the same way as you created primary keys. You can either use the ALTER TABLE statement to add the foreign key,...
2021-06-07 (first published: 2021-05-24)
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Database Fundamentals #30: Create Foreign Keys With T-SQL
You can create foreign keys using TSQL roughly the same way as you created primary keys. You can either use the ALTER TABLE statement to add the foreign key,...
2021-05-24
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Query Compile Time
A question that came up recently was how to track the query compile time. It’s actually a pretty interesting question because, there aren’t that many ways to tell how...
2021-05-19 (first published: 2021-05-10)
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Query Compile Time
A question that came up recently was how to track the query compile time. It’s actually a pretty interesting question because, there aren’t that many ways to tell how...
2021-05-10
Query Store on Azure SQL Database
Under the covers, Azure SQL Database is just good old fashioned SQL Server and this includes Query Store on Azure. While many things can be different when working with...
2021-05-14 (first published: 2021-05-03)
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Using Extended Events Live Data With Azure
In my last post I showed some shortcomings of Extended Events, however, it is possible to use Live Data with Azure. Let’s explore exactly how that works. To get...
2021-04-26
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Extended Events and Azure SQL Database
Knowledge of how your system behaves is vital to better control, maintain, and grow the system. While Azure provides all sorts of wonderful assistance within Azure SQL Database, you’re...
2021-04-22 (first published: 2021-04-19)
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A Year of “Good Morning!”
Just a little over a year ago, I started posting a “Good Morning!” tweet on Twitter every work day. I’ve kept it up for over a year and I’d...
2021-04-06
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Extended Events: Embrace the XML
While XML is, without a doubt, a giant pain in the bottom, sometimes, the best way to deal with Extended Events is to simply embrace the XML. Now, I...
2021-04-12 (first published: 2021-04-05)
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
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Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
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Create and Read the Analysis Services Flight Recorder
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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