Focus on Growth in Your Career
Steve has some advice on how to grow your career by growing your skills and developing deeper knowledge.
Window Function Basics - PARTITION BY
This article looks at the basics of the OVER() clause and how the PARTITION section works.
How using a database monitoring tool helps DBAs create value for the whole organization
The rise of cross platform databases which are both on-premises and in the cloud, alongside decreasing customer satisfaction and trust in digital channels, has increased the importance - and value - of enhanced database monitoring. Find out how using a database monitoring tool creates value for the whole organization.
Learn Spark SQL Date and Time Functions
This article covers how to use the different date and time functions when working with Spark SQL.
Stairway to Database DevOps Level 4: Creating a new Azure Pipeline (with Azure SQL DB Deployment)
The first three levels of this series have been the lead-up to this level, automating the database deployment with Azure Pipelines. First, we started with an introduction to Azure DevOps and the Git client. Next, SQL Source Control was introduced to manage a database’s schema and manually deploy changes from the database to source control […]
The Stagnant Career
A stagnant career can be stifling, and it can make you unhappy at work, where you spend a lot of time. Steve has a few thoughts on how to avoid that.
Cardinality Estimation Feedback in SQL Server 2022
Cardinality estimation (CE) is a process used by the query optimizer to estimate the number of rows returned by a query or sub-part of a query. These estimates rely on two underlying things: statistics about the data and a set of assumptions—known as the model.
Plansplaining, part 20. SQL Graph (part 1)
Welcome to part twenty of the plansplaining series. It has been a long time since I last wrote a plansplaining post, partly because of my health, but also for a large part because I was out of ideas. But recently I decided to dig a bit deeper into a feature that was released in SQL Server 2017 and that I had so far not played with: SQL Graph.
GitHub Copilot - Our Best Ally for T-SQL
This article examines how GitHub Copilot might be used when working with T-SQL Code.
Be Careful with Missing Index Requests
Steve reminds people today that the recommendations from execution plans aren't always what you want to use when tuning your database.
Blogs
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...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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