Book Review: Marshmallow Test
Different people approach their career in different ways. My working assumption, all the time, is that I don’t know enough...
2016-11-18
427 reads
Grant Fritchey
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Reinforcing the Importance of Statistics on Row Estimate
I recently wrote an introductory post about the importance of statistics. I just received a reinforcement on how important they...
2016-11-10 (first published: 2016-11-03)
1,216 reads
Azure Data Platform Learning Resources
I know that more and more of you are moving more and more resources into the Azure Data Platform. In...
2016-11-09
608 reads
Stored Procedures Are Not Faster Than Views
A performance tuning tip I saw recently said, “Views don’t perform as well as stored procedures.”
<sigh>
Let’s break this down, just...
2016-11-09 (first published: 2016-11-01)
3,690 reads
PASS Board Update: Post-Summit 2016
Monday
I got in on Sunday and chose to have a small dinner with a couple of friends, quiet, preparing.
Monday was...
2016-11-08
425 reads
sp_executesql Is Not Faster Than an Ad Hoc Query
This requires an immediate caveat. You should absolutely be using sp_executesql over any type of non-parameterized execution of T-SQL. You...
2016-11-07
1,184 reads
Emotions and Decision Making
Today we have a guest editorial from Grant Fritchey that looks at emotions and how they can affect our decision making.
2016-10-28
100 reads
SQL Cruise as a Speaker and Sponsor
SQL Cruise offers a number of unique opportunities for everyone involved, including speakers and sponsors. I’ve written before, severaltimes, about...
2016-10-28 (first published: 2016-10-18)
1,131 reads
SELECT * Does Not Hurt Performance
I read all the time how SELECT * hurts performance. I even see where people have said that you just have...
2016-10-25 (first published: 2016-10-17)
4,403 reads
A Sub-Query Does Not Hurt Performance
The things you read on the internet, for example, “don’t use a sub-query because that hurts performance.”
Truly?
Where do people get...
2016-10-24
1,514 reads
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How to Run Databases on Kubernetes: An 8-Step Guide
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Episode 11 of Simple Talks: Oracle
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The 11th episode is now live, recorded a few weeks ago at the PASS...
A New Word: Mornden
By Steve Jones
mornden – n. the self-container pajama universe shared by two people on a long...
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Renaming a Database
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