I’m Speaking at Pass Summit 2019
I am very excited to be heading to PASS Summit 2019 in Seattle next week. It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year. Getting to hang out with...
2019-11-01
19 reads
SQLEspresso
Invest in Yourself Stop Making Excuses
Bob Pusateri (B|T) tweeted a quote image that really struck a chord with me and elicited a strong reaction from myself. It got me thinking I need to write...
2019-11-08 (first published: 2019-10-22)
1,556 reads
The FAST number_rows Query Hint
Query hints are always about tradeoffs—typically you are giving up something, such as flexibility, to achieve more consistency, or very specific performance characteristic. One example of this migt when...
2019-10-29 (first published: 2019-10-16)
1,013 reads
New Event Calendar
Speaking Engagements Check out my new Event Calendar, to see my upcoming and past speaking engagements. You can catch me at various events throughout the year. If you are...
2019-10-15
10 reads
SQL Server Statistics Health Reminder
I’ve written about statistics in SQL Server a few times now. Through conversations I am reminded that not everyone keeps their table statistics up to date. Keeping your statistics...
2019-09-26 (first published: 2019-09-18)
502 reads
Quick SSMS Tip
It is widely known that I am a horrible speller and hate to type code. I tend to use a lot of code snippets and reuse code to avoid...
2019-09-20 (first published: 2019-09-11)
1,261 reads
What SQL Server Performance & Management Tools Do I Use?
Several times I’ve been asked what tools are in my performance tuning and SQL Server management arsenal, so I decided to just create this blog to list them out...
2019-09-04
436 reads
Are My SQL Server Indexes Being Used?
Indexes can be incredibly beneficial to your database performance; however, they do come with a cost—indexes both consume storage space and affect insert performance. Therefore, it is important as...
2019-09-11 (first published: 2019-08-28)
2,787 reads
Keep It Simple Stupid
Some of us take days and weeks to write a blog, while others can take two minutes and write a great blog *cough* *cough* Denny (B|T). Why is that?...
2019-07-24
27 reads
Understanding Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server Part 3
My last two blogs were on understanding columnstore and creating columnstore indexes. In this post, I will touch on one last topic, when to use columnstore indexes. As noted...
2019-08-05 (first published: 2019-07-17)
639 reads
Blogs
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
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...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Forums
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
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Designing SQL Server Pipelines That Are Ready for AI Before You Actually Need AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Designing SQL Server Pipelines That...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers