Food On Your Table

I was asked, “Who here thinks that PASS helps people put food on the table?” To my shame, I initially...

Query Hash Values, Plan Guides and the Query Store

I was eating dinner with Hugo Kornelis and we started talking about query hash values. You know, like everyone does...

The Age of Data and Software Development

I am so excited to be a data professional in the modern era. Yeah, 15-20 years ago, it was cool...

Alerts From Azure Automation

In a previous post, I showed how to set up statistics maintenance for your Azure databases using Azure Automation. However,...

Learning Azure From The Web

I’m working on a technical blog post that I hope to be putting up soon. I’ve run into a number...

Random Blogging Challenge Results

The winner is: Everyone.
Hey, the challenge was random. I didn’t promise a prize or a winner. Instead, I suggested everyone...

Sharing With You In All Fifty States

I made a mistake the other day. For some reason I got it into my head that I was flying...

Why You Should Change the Cost Threshold for Parallelism

I’ve written several times about the Cost Threshold for Parallelism and it’s relationship to your execution plans, how to determine...

Help Me, Help You, Deliver DevOps

I believe in DevOps.
Actually, that’s a pretty horrible way to put it. It’s not about belief, like keeping Tinkerbell alive.

I...

SQL Clone and a Little Competition

Redgate has released a new product, SQL Clone. I’ve already talked about how excited I am about it. Now, it’s...