Friday Reading 2017-06-09

Exciting day today as I’m presenting my first webinar on SQL Server & Containers in the GroupBy June conference! There’s a...

Identifying failed queries with extended events

Back to some core SQL this week and one of my favourite features, extended events.
Introduced in SQL Server 2008...

Monday Coffee – Lab Environments

Having a lab environment is an absolute must for any IT professional. You need somewhere that you can test out...

Friday Reading 2017-06-02

The weather in Dublin has reverted to type (aka rain) but hopefully we’ll get some sun this weekend! This week...

Parsing Docker Commands

Bit of a powershell themed post this week as I haven’t had that much time to research so this one...

Monday Coffee 2017-05-29

I’ve always said that this blog is my way of giving back to the SQL Server community but there is...

Friday Reading 2017-05-26

The weather in Dublin is absolutely gorgeous at the moment so I’m not planning on spending much time inside this...

Disabling the identity cache in SQL Server 2017

One of the changes that’s been brought into the database engine in SQL Server 2017 is the ability to disable...

Monday Coffee 2017-05-22

I hope everyone had a good weekend. I spent mine watching probably the most dismal performance of rugby I’ve seen...

Friday Reading 2017-05-19

Everyone finished patching all their servers? In-between patching this week I’ve been reading…
Why VS Code Increases my Productivity

Rob talks about...