Transaction Isolation Levels
An examination into how the various transaction isolation levels affect locking (and blocking)
What is Continuous Integration for Databases?
What is continuous integration for databases? Steve Jones gives a short explanation and information on why you might care about this.
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The SQL Server Sqlio Utility
If, before deployment, you need to push the limits of your disk subsystem in order to determine whether the hardware’s I/O capacity meets the needs of a database application, if you need performance baselines, or if you want to identify any performance-related issues, then why not use the sqlio utility?
How Often Do I Backup my Log?
Do you know how often to back up your SQL Server transaction log? Steve Jones has a few thoughts today and notes that you definitely need to know how to restore the log backups.
Natively Compiled Stored Procedures with SQL Server 2014
With the new SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP tables, stored procedures can be natively compiled and can improve performance. Read on to learn more.
The Data Platform Vision
Microsoft published a vision for their data platform and SQL Server recently. Steve Jones has a few thoughts on what this means for you. Hint: it's cloudy.
Nesting Levels in SQL
The 'Structured' part of SQL denotes the fact that queries can be nested inside each other in such a way that, wherever you can use a table, you can use a table expression. Such derived tables can provide powerful magic, to which is added CTEs and Lateral Tables.
San Jose, CA - SQL in the City Seminar - Deployment Stairway
SQL Server MVP Steve Jones will be hosting a free seminar in San Jose on Friday March 7 2014. Join fellow database professionals to learn best practices and practical tips for SQL Server version control, continuous integration and deployment.
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Microsoft Build 2026 announcements
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BCP on Linux
When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?
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