DBA in the Cloud: Threat or Opportunity?
Five years ago the term “cloud” was still a buzzword, and there was a lot of uncertainty and misconception around...
2014-09-16
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Superman
Parameterization Part 4: Handling Non-Uniform Data Distribution
This is the fourth post in the “Parameterization” series. In the previous post I wrote about parameter sniffing, and I...
2014-09-11 (first published: 2014-09-08)
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Parameterization Part 3: Parameter Sniffing
This is the third post in the “Parameterization” series. In the previous post I mentioned parameter sniffing. This is a...
2014-09-01
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Parameterization Part 2: Seven Ways to Execute Your Query
This is the second post in my series on parameterization. In the first post I wrote about plan caching and...
2014-08-28 (first published: 2014-08-25)
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Parameterization Part 1: Plan Caching
Many times, when I perform query tuning, the problem that causes the query to perform badly is related, one way...
2014-08-21 (first published: 2014-08-18)
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My Visit to WPC 2014
Last week I attended WPC. This is an annual event organized by Microsoft for its partners around the world. WPC...
2014-07-24
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My Visit to Redmond
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the EBC in Redmond. If you don’t know what EBC is, that’s...
2014-07-23
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Track Incomplete Statements
What about when statements are sitting in your server, uncompleted and not moving, just hogging resources? Use this script for...
2014-07-16
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Space Used by Database Files
Retrieve data about size and space used for all the files in the current database with this script.
Some tips on...
2014-06-24
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What I Love About SQL Server
Well, there are many things I love about SQL Server. Otherwise, I wouldn’t spend my whole career around it, would...
2014-06-16
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Blogs
Plan Time for Self-Development
By Brian Kelley
As you begin the new year, if you don't already have time set aside...
BK’s Bookshelf: Never Split the Difference
By Brian Kelley
I picked up Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On...
Replacing Images in PBIR Format Reports
With the PBIR format of Power BI reports, it’s much easier to make report...
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