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Well, I’m Not Doing SQLBits After All.
I was so excited when SQLBits announced their 2024 dates & location, and I told y’all that I was blocking out my calendar and I’d be there. Unfortunately, not gonna happen. This year, SQLBits...
View Article[Video] Office Hours at the Northernmost Town in the World
Despite its location, Hammerfest, Norway attracts countless tourists eager to see the festival celebrating one of the world’s favorite rappers. Did I get that right? I’m not sure I got that right....
View Article[Video] Office Hours with a Surprise Special Guest
I have a special guest star on today’s episode: Pinal Dave dropped by the house! We went through a few of the top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. 00:00 Start 00:15 What happened...
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Fundamentals Week is Coming. Every Day, the Price Goes Up.
You’ve attended some of my free online streams, read my blog posts, and you use the First Responder Kit. You enjoy my laid-back, humorous approach to sharing what I’ve learned over the years. You love...
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Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? October 2023 Edition
Is your company hiring for a database position as of October 2023? Do you wanna work with the kinds of people who read this blog? Let’s set up some rapid networking here. If your company is hiring,...
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SQL ConstantCare® Population Report: Fall 2023
The short story for this quarter: SQL Server 2019 is on fire, dominating the market. For the long story: ever wonder how fast people are adopting new versions of SQL Server, or what’s “normal” out...
View Article[Video] Office Hours: Back in the Vegas Home Studio
After a long trip through Scandinavia, I’m back in the desert. You posted questions at https://pollgab.com/room/brento and I took the hot seat: Here’s what we covered today: 00:00 Start 03:15 Marek:...
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Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for October 2023
The last couple of releases have focused on running sp_Blitz with limited permissions, like not being able to see inside some user databases. Those efforts continue this month with a lot of work from...
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Announcing Live Online Mastering Classes!
In the last 2 years since I last taught my Mastering classes, the SQL Server performance tuning game has changed a lot! SQL Server 2019 has achieved widespread adoption, meaning more of your servers...
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Announcing My 2023 Black Friday Sale!
You’ve used sp_Blitz and the First Responder Kit to learn a lot about your databases. You read the blog regularly, subscribed to the free newsletter, watched some of my YouTube videos, maybe even...
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Announcing Buy-Now-Pay-Later, Just in Time for the Black Friday Sale!
It’s almost time for my annual Black Friday sale, and some of you are staring longingly at the deals. You don’t get a training budget at work, so anything you invest in your own career has to come out...
View Article[Video] Halloween Office Hours in Salem, MA
I visited friends in Salem, Massachusetts, home of the 1692 witch trials, and it turns out Salem is a great place to visit around Halloween! There were tours, characters in costume, witch gear shops,...
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The Black Friday Sale is Live!
You’ve used sp_Blitz and the First Responder Kit to learn a lot about your databases. You read the blog regularly, subscribed to the free newsletter, watched some of my YouTube videos, maybe even...
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Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? November 2023 Edition
Is your company hiring for a database position as of November 2023? Do you wanna work with the kinds of people who read this blog? Let’s set up some rapid networking here. If your company is hiring,...
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Free Webcast: How to Think Like the Engine, Live
You’re comfortable writing queries to get the data you need. But you’re uncomfortable if someone asks you how it works, how SQL Server and Azure SQL DB turn your queries into results. You know there...
View Article[Video] Office Hours: Yes, I’m In the Same Shirt
Why yes, I’m wearing the same shirt as the video from “yesterday”. Why do you ask? Stop paying attention to that, and check out the top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Here’s what...
View Article[Video] Office Hours: Having a Bad Day Edition
The first day back after a long vacation is always rough, and today’s no exception. I took your questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento in an effort to turn things around and get back in the...
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Office Hours: “Read This” Edition
Sometimes when people post questions at https://pollgab.com/room/brento, the answer is just a link, nothing more, nothing less. It doesn’t make sense for me to rehash something that’s been covered...
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The Real Problem with SQL Server’s Licensing Costs
At least once a month, a client has The Postgres Conversation™ with me. It happens at the end of a consulting engagement, after we’ve talked about the work that the team needs to do in order to meet...
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The Black Friday Sale is Here: Save Big on Training & Apps
My Annual Black Friday Sale is On! I’m running a giant Black Friday sale on my training courses! You can choose from Fundamentals, Mastering, or both. The Fundamentals package is best if you’ve never...
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