Why Is The Server Slow?
This is blog post #2 in support of Tim Ford’s (b|t) #iwanttohelp, #entrylevel.
If you haven’t been working in SQL Server for very...
2016-02-24 (first published: 2016-02-22)
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The Scary DBA
Azure SQL Database Error
I was on SQL Cruise where I was scheduled to present a session on Azure SQL Database. I recorded all...
2016-02-18
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Loading Data into Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Ouch.
Let’s start with the level set. I’m not an ETL expert. In fact, I haven’t done any professional ETL work...
2016-02-15
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Speaker of the Month: February 2016
I’ve been a little remiss on this. I just haven’t been getting out to see people speak for a while...
2016-02-12
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Positivity
I’m sitting in the classroom of SQL Cruise listening to Tim Ford (b|t) explain mechanisms for monitoring indexes. It’s a...
2016-02-04
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Learning R: Happy With My Book Choice
This is just a quick update. I wrote about the two books I’m using to learn R. Well, I’m extremely...
2016-02-01
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PASS Board 2016: Update #1
Hello everyone. Just because I’ve moved on to the executive committee doesn’t mean I’m walking away from these reports. I...
2016-01-29
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The Importance of a Full Backup in SQL Server
This is the first of 12 posts this year in support of Tim Ford’s #iwanttohelp initiative. These will be completely...
2016-01-27
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Finding Your Query in Query Store
Query Store is pretty amazing. I’m loving working with it. I think it’s likely to change how query tuning will...
2016-02-01 (first published: 2016-01-25)
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Removing All SQL Server Query Store Data
While setting up example code for my presentation at SQL Cruise (which is going to be a fantastic event), I...
2016-01-18
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Blogs
Data Skew in Data Engineering: What It Is and How to Fix It
You kick off a distributed job expecting it to finish in minutes — but...
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
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SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO The purpose...
5 SQL Tricks Worth Remembering Before You Close the Laptop
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Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
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Representing Money
Which types of currency does the money data type represent?
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