I’m speaking at the first ever SQL Saturday San Antonio on 8/13/16!
San Antonio is such a great city with a lot to see and do, such as the Alamo and the...
2016-07-23
365 reads
Daniel Janik
Off topic–Would you SQL your license plate?
I was recently browsing www.myplates.com and I’ll say it’s actually quite fun to see what plates people have randomly bought....
2016-07-21
590 reads
I’m speaking at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on 8/06/16.
If you’re in Louisiana or Texas this is one SQL Saturday you won’t want to miss. This annual event is...
2016-07-18
304 reads
Retrieving diagnostic data from SQL Server’s Default Trace
Have you ever tried to query the contents of the default trace and then spent more time trying to figure...
2016-07-18
469 reads
Azure SQL Database waits you should be aware of…
I’ve been using Microsoft’s cloud database for some time now. I’ve had a few customers with various performance problems and...
2016-07-15
2,201 reads
Does my database have data type drift?
Over the years I have come to see that every database has what I call data type drift. Simply put,...
2016-07-13 (first published: 2016-06-28)
2,506 reads
Join me for a free SQL Performance webcast on July 14th!
With less than we week away, I can say that I’m really excited to reach more people in the community...
2016-07-08
393 reads
New SQL Server community tool
For those of us in the US, it’s our day of independence. A day that stands for FREEDOM and happiness....
2016-07-05
1,609 reads
Are my SQL logins weak?
Security is a vital component of data security. In today’s day and age it is imperative to think about security....
2016-07-04 (first published: 2016-06-24)
1,613 reads
Is Resource Monitor (resmon) all I need to troubleshoot storage?
I was recently doing some work on my Windows 10 desktop and placed a drive on one of the slower...
2016-06-30 (first published: 2016-06-23)
1,631 reads
Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
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I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
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Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
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Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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