Yeah, in all seriousness, I can't imagine not using it. Heck, I use...

Strong suggestion, don't use Profiler. The GUI puts considerable load on a server. Trace Events, the underlying technology, aren't all that kind to a server either. Instead, use Extended Events.

Also,...

You know it does. We've talked about this. Why do you keep bringing it up?

Deadlocks are, at least in part, a performance problem. If all the transactions occur fast enough, the deadly embrace is less likely to occur and deadlocks are avoided. Yes, fundamentally...

Sorry to hear it Jason. Best of luck. My son is now traveling for work for a giant corporation. He's reminding me why I like working for smaller companies. He...

Thanks for the feedback. Not much to argue with. I have had better luck with Perplexity and Claude than with CoPilot and whatever engine it's running. But, I do get...

But that aside: I write this to mention an AI exception in the positive sense: phind.com

I don't know the first thing about radio-tech, but phind is GREAT at...

Oh yeah, this is truth. 100%. And no arguments. I'd...

Dang, Rod. Sorry to hear about that. My own experiences on SO are mixed.

I agree totally. In lots of other forums I am a member of I see those 'gatekeepers'. They think it's their job to humiliate the unknowing. They reprimand with...

Cheers Holger! Appreciate it.

Do a search for "Database DevOps" because you're going to want more than just source control, although, as Phil points out, that's the starting point for all of it. I've...

Storage level backups can be (gotta be cautious about the language here) wildly superior to SQL Server native backups. Pur Storage for example, chef's kiss. But many of the hardware...

Thanks all, but the point wasn't to brag about my new granddaughter. Ha!

Thanks both, and I'll pass the word along.