20 Minute Sessions: A Couple of Thoughts
At the most recent SQL Bits, I gave two 20 minute sessions. I also gave one last year. There is a little bit of controversy around these (nothing real,...
2023-03-20
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The Scary DBA
Restore AWS RDS Databases On-Premises
Did you know that you can restore AWS RDS databases to a SQL Server 2022 instance running locally using native backup and restore? Well you can. Let’s talk about...
2023-03-13
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#PGSQLPhriday 006: Wrap Up & Summary
Your mission, if you chose to accept it, was to share a single tip/hint/fact/something that you wish you’d known about PostgreSQL when you were just getting started learning it....
2023-03-17 (first published: 2023-03-06)
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#PGSQLPhriday 006: What I Wish I Knew While Learning PostgreSQL
Well, for those who don’t know me, I’m just barely started on my PostgreSQL journey. So, what the heck can I contribute to this conversation? Not much, but I...
2023-03-03
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What Happens on Azure SQL Database?
Last week I posted the results from using Extended Events to snoop on what happens inside an AWS RDS database. This week, I’m taking a look at what happens...
2023-03-06 (first published: 2023-02-27)
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One Thing You Wish You Knew While Learning PostgreSQL: PGSqlPhriday #006
I will not even attempt to hide it, I’m very much in the learning phase of my PostgreSQL journey. As such, I’m constantly picking up new facts. However, I’m...
2023-02-24
What Happens On AWS RDS?
I was talking with some developers from my team about monitoring, and I said, “We all use the same tools,” referring to other monitoring software. Then, it hit me....
2023-02-21
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Queries Impacting TempDB
The question came up that someone wanted to monitor the queries impacting tempdb using Extended Events. Initially, I was pretty sure that there was no real way to do...
2023-02-13
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Query Store Data Cleanup
Microsoft supplies quite a few knobs to control how Query Store performs data cleanup. You can set your cleanup various ways, and, they interact. Let’s talk about how and...
2023-02-22 (first published: 2023-02-06)
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Presenting On Basics Is Difficult
Over the last year, at work and after work, I’ve been teaching myself a lot of brand new technologies. As such, I’m reliant on others to have put together...
2023-01-30
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Extended Events in Azure Data Studio
I know I can use extended events (xevents) in Azure SQL DB when in...
Azure Workbooks
I’m saddened that the Workspace Summary is being deprecated in Log Analytics Workspace. I...
SQL Prompt Tips–Using $surroundtext$ in a Snippet
By Steve Jones
A user on the SQL Community Slack was asking about what the $surroundtext$ variable....
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