A lot of stored procedures have multiple statements and determining the most costly statement in a given proc is a very common task. After all, you want to focus...
2020-10-19 (first published: 2020-10-12)
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With all the stuff going on around the world over the last year, maintaining some degree of mental stability can be quite a challenge. Speaking only for myself, while...
2020-10-09 (first published: 2020-10-05)
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I love questions. Most of all, I love questions I can answer. I spotted this question recently: How can I use Profiler to capture execution plans for queries over...
2020-10-05 (first published: 2020-09-28)
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I was contacted by Stellar Info quite a while ago. They asked me to try out their software. I said yes, but I was really bad about getting it...
2020-10-01 (first published: 2020-09-23)
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I'm learning how to be a net controller for a high frequency (HF) radio network. Nets are a fun way to make lots of contacts quickly. Taking part in a net is simple. You check in with the net control and then you can answer calls or make calls (different nets have different rules). It's […]
2020-09-26
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Today we have a guest editorial where Grant talks about being effective and practical in your world.
2020-09-17
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Being prepared for things to go wrong is important, more so these days than in much of our past.
2020-09-04
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I just received a question about Extended Events: What about filtering on the stored procedure name. You know I love writing and talking about Extended Events. The answer is,...
2020-09-04 (first published: 2020-08-24)
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This week Grant notes that we need to work on our learning skills, especially as the world continues to drive forward.
2020-08-29
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I really like the automatic tuning aspect of Azure SQL Database. This post is not a full explanation and demo. Instead, I want to point out a small point...
2020-08-27 (first published: 2020-08-17)
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By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
We have two "identical" instances of an ASP.NET web service (or so I have...
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Which of these are valid OPENQUERY() uses?
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