Louis Davidson (Dr SQL)–Designing for Common Problems in SQL Server
The PASS Data Architecture Virtual Chapter hosts none other than Dr. SQL Louis Davidson as he helps application and database...
2012-08-10
1,043 reads
The Smiling DBA
SQL Saturday #150 & TechDay in Baton Rouge–Sharepoint
This year’s SQLSaturday in Baton Rouge includes a Sharepoint track with 2 local speakers(Cody Gros & Eric Trivette), MCM Tom Resing...
2012-07-28
972 reads
PASS Data Architecture presents Ami Levin: Where Are My (Primary) Keys?
I saw Ami Levin at the PASS Summit 2011 presenting on Loop Iterators in Execution Plans. It was on my...
2012-07-22
825 reads
SQL Saturday #150 and TechDay Baton Rouge–BI 1 track
The SQL Saturday/TechDay in Baton Rouge will be the forth annual this year. The Business Intelligence sessions occupy 2 tracks...
2012-07-19
892 reads
PASS BI/DW presents Dimensional Modeling 101–by me…
With a little help from the Kimball Group, I have become somewhat knowledgeable with the Data Mart dimension model approach...
2012-07-16
863 reads
I’m Speaking: PASS Summit 2012 and more…
Tuesday, July 10th started a string of speaking engagements I have been blessed (or cursed) with in the months of...
2012-07-12
733 reads
Baton Rouge SQLSaturday #150 & Tech Day .Net 1 track
August 4th of this year will be the forth annual Baton Rouge SQL Saturday and Tech Day. LSU has offered...
2012-07-10
2,975 reads
Baton Rouge SQLSaturday #150 & Tech Day–DBA 1 track
August 4th of this year will be the forth annual Baton Rouge SQL Saturday and Tech Day. Patrick LeBlanc got...
2012-07-08
1,472 reads
MAXDOP and Cost Threshold for Parallelism – an example for a parallel query
The most popular post on this blog ranked by hits is one about the CXACKET wait stat. There are no...
2012-06-18
2,397 reads
PASS Data Architecture VC presents Neil Hambly–Improve Data Quality & Integrity using Constraint
Tuesday’s (June 19th, 2012) PASS Data Architecture Virtual Chapter has Neil talks about database design that uses Constraints for Integrity...
2012-06-14
695 reads
Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Forums
SQL Server 2025 Query Performance Tuning: Troubleshoot and Optimize Query Performance
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Server 2025 Query Performance...
Is it uncommon for Dev's to have a data model of the source data
This is a generic question. To the moderators, I wasn't sure where to place...
ROLLUP to calculate Month total for all Categories
Good Afternoon, I have built a table with four columns: Period(Month), Category, Numerator, Denominator....
Question of the Day
Creating JSON I
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( 'City':'Denver') GOSee possible answers