Finding Top Offenders From Cache
When I start a SQL Server Performance Root Cause Analysis I like to find the top waits and then find...
2013-10-14
1,401 reads
Two Weeks to SQL Intersection
If you haven’t made it to a conference this year, you’ve still got a great one to think about: SQL...
2013-10-14
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #53
Monday morning and it’s time for weekly round-up. If you follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL), you’ll know that throughout the day I tweet...
2013-10-14
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PASS Summit 2013 Report #1
Yesterday we drove up from Charleston where I had attended SQLSaturday #227. It’s not a bad drive, about three hours....
2013-10-14
316 reads
Networking Dinner at the 2013 PASS Summit–Tonight!
Tonight for the fourth year Steve Jones and I are hosting an informal networking dinner. We’ll be at Buffalo Wild...
2013-10-14
381 reads
Why you should know how to script as well as use the GUI
Personally I’ve always enjoyed learning the T-SQL for any given task. The GUI is usually pretty easy to figure out...
2013-10-14
1,018 reads
Top 11 Qualities of a DataWarehouse Implementer
Top 11th Quality: Curious to explore different designs There are many ways to achieve the same thing. Before actually getting...
2013-10-14
543 reads
SQL Server – Understanding Allocation Units – In Row Data, LOB Data & Row Overflow Data
Before we get started on this topic, here is a quick fact..in SQL Server 2000, there used to be hard...
2013-10-14
1,144 reads
Colorado SQL Events : October 2013
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend so bring...
2013-10-13
344 reads
Colorado SQL Events : October 2013
All ColoradoSQL user group meetings start at 5:30 p.m. and provide food and refreshments. There is no cost to attend...
2013-10-13
452 reads
Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Forums
Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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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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