So you want to write a book
I had posted a while back on the process of book writing. It was an attempt to educate while scaring...
2010-12-08
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The Scary DBA
Review: Idera SQL Doctor
Recently, a co-worker practically slammed me up against the wall, exclaiming “You have to check out this new tool, right...
2010-12-06
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SQL Spackle
I previously mentioned how SQL Server Central was listing ideas for articles, primarily for short, quick, pointed articles that they...
2010-12-02
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Regressions
Hannah Dustin, Upset about Regression
One of the most important take-aways from David Dewitt’s presentation at the PASS Summit was the...
2010-11-30
1,627 reads
FreeCon
I got my FreeCon. What’s more, I did it in public and didn’t get in trouble.
FreeCon is the brain child...
2010-11-24
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Do Foreign Key Constraints Help Performance?
Most people are very aware of the fact that having a foreign key constraint in place on your tables adds...
2010-11-22
1,700 reads
Un-SQL Friday: Branding?
Following in Midnight DBA’s more interesting half new blog fest topic.
My branding? I don’t have a clue. There, I said...
2010-11-19
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Reason for Early Termination of Statement
Wouldn’t you like to know why the optimizer stopped tuning the execution plan you’re looking at? It’s actually possible and...
2010-11-18
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SQL Server Team-Based Development
The new book is available in a free download from Red Gate. I had a lot of fun working on...
2010-11-16
1,168 reads
Switching Off Parameter Sniffing
Or, another way to put it, in most cases, shooting yourself in the foot.
I was not aware that the cumulative...
2010-11-15
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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
Disclosure: this post may contain links to books as an affiliate link. If you...
Claude Context Window
By Arun Sirpal
Every Claude conversation has a context window. It is the total amount of text...
Forums
Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL, A Thank you message
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Celebrating 30 years of PostgreSQL,...
provisioning sql server via VMware Cloud Foundation
Hello, has anyone here ever provisioned and actually used an MS SQL Server with...
No More Deadlocks
Comments posted to this topic are about the item No More Deadlocks
Question of the Day
No More Deadlocks
After detecting deadlocks in SQL Server 2025 and lowering the time threshold for detecting future issues, when does the Database Engine return to the 5s default interval?
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