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: 2020-02-03)
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Query tuning is not easy. In fact, for a lot of people, you shouldn’t even try. It’s much easier to buy more, bigger, better hardware. Yeah, the query is...
2020-01-29 (first published: 2020-01-21)
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I know, I know, I’m on #teamexevents so I think that Extended Events can do no wrong, but let’s address this thought that Profiler is easier. Now, if we’re...
2020-01-28 (first published: 2020-01-20)
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If you go through all the stuff I’ve written about Extended Events, you’ll find that I use causality tracking quite a bit. However, I’ve never just talked about what...
2020-01-22 (first published: 2020-01-13)
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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: 2020-01-06)
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With the end of the year, other things are coming to an end as well. Tomorrow, December 31st, will mark my final day as President of the PASS organization....
2020-01-10 (first published: 2019-12-30)
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I saw this question on SQL Server Central the other day and had an immediate, visceral reaction. I know why. Now, before I explain my answer, please, let me...
2020-01-01 (first published: 2019-12-16)
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If you’re working with the Microsoft Data Platform, you should be, at the least, exploring Azure Data Studio as a new tool in your toolbox. One of the big...
2019-12-18 (first published: 2019-12-09)
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