Deleting a lot of data
I recently had the task of deleting a bit over a billion rows from a table. Now I could have...
2018-04-12
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New Azure SQL Database Pricing Model
Azure SQL Database has some great built-in features that are included in the price like automatic backups, high availability, auditing and threat detection, transparent data encryption. No matter how...
2018-04-12
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New Azure SQL Database Pricing Model
Azure SQL Database has some great built-in features that are included in the price like automatic backups, high availability, auditing...
2018-04-12
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DBA Fundamentals–Tuesday 11 Central–Execution Plans
WHAT: EXECUTION PLANS FOR BEGINNERS
WHEN: Tuesday, 04/17/18 - 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
WHO: Thomas LeBlanc
WHERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7086336336602188044
This will be a Beginners session highlighting the starting point for using the...
2018-04-12
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SQL Server Logical Query Processing
Recently, while reviewing one of the stored procedure performance, I suggested a couple of changes to a developer to improve...
2018-04-12
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Professional and Proficient PowerShell: From Writing Scripts to Developing Solutions at PASS Summit
PASS Summit is the largest conference for technical professionals who leverage the Microsoft Data Platform. PASS Summit 2018 is happening November...
2018-04-11
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Contextual View
In this post I describe technique of presenting data that is context specific - for example, data that will be changing...
2018-04-11
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DBA Fundamentals–Tuesday 11 Central–Execution Plans
WHAT: EXECUTION PLANS FOR BEGINNERS
WHEN: Tuesday, 04/17/18 - 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
WHO: Thomas LeBlanc
WHERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7086336336602188044
This will be a Beginners session highlighting...
2018-04-11
598 reads
Trekking Through Formatting Forest on the #SQLPrompt Treasure Map
I enjoy themes, and when I ran across the SQL Prompt Treasure Island, I had to take a few minutes...
2018-04-11
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Dates and Times in SQL Server: the science of time
Now that we have covered the various date and time data types (see the post from last time) in SQL...
2018-04-11
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
What is the reason I should change my old code that uses xp_readerrorlog?
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