Parameter Sniffing in SQL Server 2019: Air_Quote_Actual Plans
My last post talked about how parameter sniffing caused 3 problems for a query, and how SQL Server 2019 fixes one of them – kinda – with adaptive memory...
2019-04-09
General
A quick look at the new Power BI Report Builder
Patrick takes a quick look at Power BI Report Builder including how to get it. This report builder is optimized for the Power BI service. Patrick calls out a...
2019-04-09
Solving Logistic Regression Problems with Python
Hardik Jaroli shows how we can solve logistic regression problems using Python, using the Titanic data set as an example: We will be working with the Titanic Data Set...
2019-04-08
Group By Conference is Back April 11th!
I have joined forces with Blyther Morrow & Daniel Hutmacher to keep the GroupBy Virtual Conference going. We’re aiming to host the conference at least twice this year, and...
The...
2019-04-02
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance can we have data compression = page
I have a quick question on Ola Hallengren Index Optimize Maintenance . Do we...
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers