Free eBook: 45 Database Performance Tips for Developers
As a developer, if you need to go into the database and write queries, design tables, or determine the configuration of your SQL Server Systems, these tips should help make sure you're not unnecessarily sacrificing database performance. This eBook has 45 easy tips to improve the performance of your indexes and T-SQL queries, and hunt down problems within ORM tools and database design.
SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP Architecture and Data Storage
Microsoft is releasing SQL Server 2014 with a new set of In-Memory OLTP features to significantly improve the OLTP performance and reduce the processing time for servers with a large amount of memory and multi-core processors. Check out this tip to learn more.
Using Extended Properties To Keep Everyone Informed
Use CMS and Extended Properties to store information about multiple servers, including the stakeholders who should know about any maintenance you are planning.
SQL Server Optimizer – Under the Hood Part 1
In this series of short articles, we lift the hood of the SQL Server Optimizer to examine a few of the many clever tricks used to optimize query performance. In Part I, we look at partial aggregate operators – an extremely clever way of downsizing certain large joins into much smaller (and faster) joins.
2013 in Review
Steve Jones looks back at 2013, starting with his predictions on Jan 1 and looking at how data and SQL Server impacted our community.
Set Up And Schedule a Server Side Trace
How to use Profiler to generate TSQL scripts that can be modified and automated to run as a server-side trace
The DBA's Big Data Holiday Wish List
Big data is now a standard part of information technology architecture for most large organizations. As a database administrator, with the holiday season upon us, I have the following items and notions on my holiday wish list. Here's hoping that I am gifted one or more of these; each one gives me something that I want or need.
Creating templates for use in BIDS (SQL Spackle)
Learn how to create and use templates in BIDS in this short SQL Spackle article.
Blogs
Upgrading SQL Server Containers on the Laptop
By Steve Jones
I don’t have SQL Server installed on my laptop. In an effort to keep...
How to Find Expensive Queries in Amazon Redshift
Slow-running queries can degrade your Redshift cluster’s performance and lead to increased costs. Identifying...
The Notification Trap: How Input Fatigue Is Killing Deep Work in Tech
By gbargsley
If you've been here before, you know this blog is usually about SQL Server,...
Forums
SQL 2019 instance with AG, across 2 Windows 2016 OS servers - OSin-place upgrade
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How Long is a Long I/O?
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T-SQL Trigonometric Functions in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
How Long is a Long I/O?
In SQL Server 2025, a long I/O is recorded in the error log with message 833. How long much an I/O request be outstanding before this message is written to the log?
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