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Profiler: Time To Go

I’ve decided that, in fact, it is time to start moving people off the ancient technology, Profiler. Before, I always said, stay where you’re comfortable. However, keeping people comfortable...

2020-02-06 (first published: )

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Execution Plans: First Operator

The first time you see a new execution plan that you’re examining to fix a performance problem, something broken, whatever, you should always start by looking at the first...

2020-01-14 (first published: )

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T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?

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The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection

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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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