Query Monitoring and the GDPR

I’ve been reading the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and discussing the ramifications of the beginning of enforcement with lots...

Execution Plans and the GDPR

What? Execution plans and the GDPR? Is this it? Have I completely lost it? Well, no, not on this topic,...

Every Single Execution Plan is an Estimated Plan

All the execution plans are estimated plans. All of them. There fundamentally isn’t any such thing as an “Actual” plan.

Where...

YouTube Channel Update

Hey! Here’s the latest on my YouTube Channel. Click on through and subscribe. I’ll be doing lots of stuff on...

Precons in Richmond, Philadelphia and New York

I love when I get the opportunity to present at SQLSaturday events. Even more than that, I love when I...

Adaptive Joins

I was surprised to find out that a lot people hadn’t heard about the new join type, Adaptive join. So,...

GDPR: Your Hair Is Not On Fire

Along with a lot of other people, I’ve been attempting to call people’s attentions to the new General Data Protection...

Wait Statistics on a Query

Wait statistics are a vital part of understanding what is causing your system to run slowly. Capturing them can be...

Youtube Channel Update

Hello,
I just wanted to take a moment to promote the work I’ve been doing with the YouTube Channel.
I’ve published four...

You Need a New Hobby

Not sure who this is that is attempting to hack into my blog so desperately, but seriously, time for a...