AdventureWorks2012 Bug on Azure
While I have production databases in Azure, I can’t exactly experiment with them at will. Further, while they mostly have...
2013-09-25
1,317 reads
The Scary DBA
Premium Database on Azure
One of the things that can make Windows Azure SQL Databases (WASD) attractive is the fact that they run inside...
2013-09-24
769 reads
PASS Votes and So Should You
To put it bluntly, you need to go cast a vote for Allen Kinsel for the PASS Board.
In his own...
2013-09-23
948 reads
Web Design & Azure
I’ve listened to tons of programmers and DBAs complain about the look of Windows Azure. But, I’m friends with several...
2013-09-20
627 reads
SQL Lighthouse
Red Gate is constantly experimenting with technology. Because of a long history working within the Microsoft space, a lot of...
2013-09-19
822 reads
Finding Ad Hoc Queries with Query Hash
I was presenting a session on how to read execution plans when I received a question: Do you have a...
2013-09-20 (first published: 2013-09-18)
3,316 reads
Great Idea: Tribal SQL
Writing books, even just a chapter, is not easy. Yet, people are desperate to do it for some reason. But,...
2013-09-17
842 reads
Why the Lazy Spool Is Bad
First thing, there are no bad operators, just bad parents, uh, I mean query writers, or database designers, or ORM...
2013-09-24 (first published: 2013-09-16)
3,578 reads
Are Foreign Keys Better Than Indexes?
When I first saw this question I thought to myself, “Self. Don’t you think that’s comparing apples to hammers? Yes,...
2013-09-13
922 reads
Microsoft Expands Data Centers… Again
Didn’t they just do this in the spring? Word is out that they’re expanding even more data centers. The cynical...
2013-09-12
678 reads
Blogs
SQL Server instance metadata inventory with PowerShell and SMO
By SQLPals
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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Claude Context Window
By Arun Sirpal
Every Claude conversation has a context window. It is the total amount of text...
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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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