I’m speaking at SQL Saturday 749 : Baton Rouge
Hello Louisiana! It’s that time of year again. I’ll be speaking on Saturday August 11th in Baton Rouge with many...
2018-07-27
497 reads
Confessions of a Microsoft Addict
SQL Saturday Houston is this weekend
I’m speaking along with many other amazingly talented professionals, including Adam from Guy In A Cube. If you’re in the...
2018-06-19
306 reads
Monday morning comic 2018-05-28
It always seems that when I give a talk on performance there are 100+ people packed in the room but...
2018-05-28
260 reads
You know everything about GROUP BY. Do you?
SQL is a stout language and SQL Server has so many features that it’s impossible to be an expert in...
2018-06-01 (first published: 2018-05-25)
5,821 reads
2018-05-21
300 reads
Back to basics: What is a HEAP table?
Understanding the fundamentals is key for success, with everything you do. These days SQL Server has expanded into much more...
2018-05-24 (first published: 2018-05-16)
5,564 reads
I’m speaking: SQL Saturday Los Angeles 06-09-18
Hello California! I’m headed your way and will be speaking at SQL Saturday #773. The full schedule is live and...
2018-05-14
231 reads
Monday morning comic 2018-05-18
Here’s the first issue of a new Monday morning comic series. Hopefully some of you all get a giggle.
2018-05-14
335 reads
SQL Ops Studio extension development : Starting an adventure
I’ve been in technology a long, long time (more than 2 decades). Over the years, I learned Access which took...
2018-04-26
1,183 reads
SQL Tuning: Finding statements for missing indexes
Missing indexes are an important part of the indexing strategy. I usually start with sys.dm_db_index_usage_stats to find both inefficient and...
2018-04-20
573 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #180: Good enough is perfect Roundup
This month, I prompted bloggers to discuss whether good enough is perfect. Thank you to all...
Using SQL Compare with Read-only Access
By Steve Jones
Recently a customer asked if SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare can be used...
Forums
Microsoft Recommendations for Update Stats?
I have an application team that is insisting on daily (and for some, weekly)...
how can i tell if our db2 driver is ms or ibm or other?
i see this in the definition of a linked server on our wh sql...
normal role member to be able to view list of other role members in his DB
Is this even possible ? Tried with grant but to no avail. [sys].[database_role_members] and...
Question of the Day
A Strange Result
What does this code return in SSMS 20 from SQL Server 2019?
select '|' + CHAR(0)+'abc' + '|';See possible answers