Everything in SQL Server is waiting for something…this is by design. And most people never think about it… Until your application is waiting to complete its request, sell the...
2025-04-30 (first published: 2025-04-16)
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SQL Saturday Austin 2025 is in just a few days. I am honored to be speaking there, and glad to be going back. I’ve missed a number of the...
2025-04-29
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I’m excited to announce that on June 17 – 18, 2025, I’ll be running a special Online Live Training event focused entirely on SQL Server Query Tuning! This is...
2025-04-28
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I’ve been using the SSMS preview for v21. This is the next evolution of SSMS, where the VS shell is finally being updated. For many of us, SSMS has...
2025-04-28
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I’m sure I’ve never mentioned that I’m an amateur radio operator. Like Vegans and Cross Fitters, we tend to be shy and withdrawn about our predilections. BWA-HA-HA! Ok, like...
2025-04-28 (first published: 2025-04-11)
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This came up one day at my work when a developer was using it. I hadn’t used it before and thought I’d better check it out. It’s off by...
2025-04-28 (first published: 2025-04-11)
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While I mostly write about SQL Server, I have a soft spot for Kusto. In this series, I will explore solutions to fun challenges collectively known as the Kusto...
2025-04-27 (first published: 2025-04-26)
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In the bustling world of sports, leadership appears as a beacon of hope and direction. Imagine a football team, standing on the brink of a crucial match. The players,...
2025-04-25 (first published: 2025-04-08)
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There is a SET command in SQL Server that changes how much data is returned from some fields. This short post shows what I learned about the SET TEXTSIZE...
2025-04-25 (first published: 2025-04-07)
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A ton of new features for Microsoft Fabric were announced at the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference recently. Here are all the new features that I found most interesting, with some...
2025-04-23 (first published: 2025-04-09)
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By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
Hi, below i show various results trying to reach our ftp site (a globalscape...
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