Speaker of the Month: May 2015
When I attend sessions at events, I try to mix it up. I’ll go to a session that, really, I...
2015-06-09
528 reads
The Scary DBA
Parallelism and Columnstore Indexes
Columnstore indexes are fascinating and really cool. Unfortunately, they’re adding an interesting new wrinkle to an old problem.
What’s the Cost...
2015-06-01
820 reads
PASS Board Update: May 2015
I’ve had a busy month on the Board.
You may have seen some tweets going by about our compliance with international...
2015-05-27
544 reads
Database Engine Tuning Advisor
I would love to see the Database Engine Tuning Advisor (DTA) pulled from the product. Completely. Heck, I feel bad that...
2015-05-26
827 reads
Book Review: Connected
I heard about Connected from a show on NPR (Yes, I listen to NPR, why do people keep saying that?)....
2015-05-29 (first published: 2015-05-19)
5,090 reads
Come to Us or We’ll Come to You
No, that’s not a threat. It’s an offer to help out.
Redgate Software is very serious about the efforts we’re putting...
2015-06-01 (first published: 2015-05-18)
1,423 reads
I Am Grateful For…
I’m almost done reading the book Connected (will be by the time this is published). It’s fascinating although, at least so...
2015-05-15
507 reads
Is Performance Better With LEFT JOIN or RIGHT JOIN?
I tend to write my queries using LEFT JOIN. Why? Because logically I see it in my head like this:
Give...
2015-05-20 (first published: 2015-05-11)
7,083 reads
Effects of Persisted Columns on Performance
I live for questions. And my favorite questions are the ones where I’m not completely sure of the answer. Those...
2015-05-13 (first published: 2015-05-05)
5,934 reads
Speaker of the Month: May 2015
I finally got out to some community events last month and got to see a bunch of great speakers. Not...
2015-05-01
508 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #201 Round-Up: Temp Tables, Friend or Foe?
By ReviewMyDB
The T-SQL Tuesday #201 round-up: nine bloggers on whether temp tables are a friend...
Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server
By Steve Jones
I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate...
The GO Barrier: Why SSMS Multi-Server Query Waits for the Slowest Connection
By Zikato
I deployed a schema change to 30 servers using multi-server query and deploy-at-low-priority. Small...
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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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