Query Tuning Near You
It really is so much easier to just throw hardware at badly performing databases. Just buy a bigger, faster server...
2014-03-19
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The Scary DBA
Finding Mistakes
Ever had that moment where you start getting errors from code that you’ve tested a million times? I had that...
2014-03-18
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SQL Saturday: You can’t have it all.
SQL Saturday’s are awesome! Let’s get that clear up front. The organizers of SQL Saturday events are glorious individuals. Let’s...
2014-03-17
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sp_updatestats Is Not Smart
No, I don’t mean the use of sp_updatestats is not smart. It’s a fine, quick mechanism for getting statistics updated...
2014-03-11
1,114 reads
Speaker of the Month, March 2014
This never gets easier. I was able to attend a bunch of sessions in the last month from a number...
2014-03-07
873 reads
Let’s Talk Query Tuning
I spend quite a bit of time writing about query tuning on this blog. I’ve written (re-written and am actively...
2014-02-27
1,282 reads
SQL Intersection, Spring 2014
I am terribly jazzed to be involved with this amazing event, SQL Intersection. It’s featuring some truly amazing speakers presenting...
2014-03-04 (first published: 2014-02-26)
1,634 reads
Approachable? Sometimes.
Deservedly so, I got called out for a bit of attitude I displayed in a recent blog post: Time for...
2014-03-06 (first published: 2014-02-25)
1,846 reads
The CASE Statement and Performance
In case you don’t know, this query:
UPDATE dbo.Test1
SET C2 = 2
WHERE C1 LIKE '%33%';Will run quite a bit slower than this...
2014-02-25 (first published: 2014-02-18)
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SQL Server 2014 and the New Cardinality Estimator
Cardinality, basically the number of rows being processed by an operation with the optimizer, is a calculation predicated on the...
2014-02-12
1,170 reads
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By Brian Kelley
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Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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how to write this query?
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Windows logins for users migrated from DomainA to DomainB
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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