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The case for Query Store in tempdb
Query Store is so cool Billed as a flight data recorder for SQL Server, the Query Store is a repository of execution plan information, like the plan cache, except a bit more actionable. And it has a...
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Interviewing: How to Test TSQL Writing Skills
“Sure, I write great queries!” We sometimes help clients interview DBAs and Developers for their team. Requirements vary depending by position, but sometimes it’s important to test a candidate’s TSQL...
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#FreeCon 2015 PASS Summit Recap
We believe that when you’re at a community event, the most valuable thing isn’t what’s up on the screen. Instead, it’s building relationships with the people around you. With that in mind, over the...
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What kCura Relativity Best in Service Means for SQL Server DBAs
Brace yourselves. Our Black Friday sale is coming. kCura Relativity is a legal e-discovery application that hosts its data in SQL Server. You can host it yourself, or hire a hosting partner who...
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Is My SQL Server Too Big for Virtualization or the Cloud?
Brace yourselves. Our Black Friday sale is coming. Let’s set size aside for a second. Here’s the order in which you should try new technologies – whether it’s virtualization, cloud, storage, or...
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Announcing Our 2015 Black Friday Sale on SQL Server Training
Brace yourselves. Our Black Friday sale is coming. You need SQL Server training, but your boss is too cheap to pay full price, and you’re willing to stay up late and join in on a mad rush for good...
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Why is SQL Server Slow Sometimes – But Only Sometimes?
Have you got a SQL Server that usually performs just fine, but every now and then, everything falls to pieces? Users complain about performance, and then minutes – or hours – later, the problem just...
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Stop People From Changing Tables with This One Trick
Developers hate his bad idea jeans: CREATE VIEW dbo.StopThemDead WITH SCHEMABINDING AS SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dbo.Table1 UNION ALL SELECT COUNT(*) FROM dbo.Table2 UNION ALL.... Presto, the schemabinding...
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SQL Server 2012 SP3 Adds Memory Grant and Performance Features
New ways to measure your queries SQL Server 2012 SP3 has just been freshly released! Not only does this release contain bug fixes, it also contains a slew of performance tuning related features. Many...
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Angie Walker Joins Brent Ozar Unlimited
The newest cartoon face at Brent Ozar Unlimited: Angie Walker Brent says: remember a couple months back when we announced that we were hiring a SQL Server Triage Specialist? We’re really proud to...
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What Gear Do I Need to Make Technical Videos?
Today, I’m going to answer the #1 question I get when it comes to making technical videos: “What gear do I need to make my own videos?” I’ve put together three lists based on different levels of...
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Trace Flag 2330: Who needs missing index requests?
Hey, remember 2005? What a great year for… not SQL Server. Mirroring was still a Service Pack away, and there was an issue with spinlock contention on OPT_IDX_STATS or SPL_OPT_IDX_STATS. The KB for it...
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Announcing our 2016 SQL Server Training Scholarship Winners
We’re serious about the heart thing. Thanksgiving is the perfect day for us to give back to the community that has given so much to us. Our SQL Server Training Scholarship program applications were...
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Jeremiah & Kendra are Heading Out
When we started the company a few years ago, we had no idea what we were in for. We had to: Come up with a product Build a consistent, repeatable process Hire the right people to help perform that...
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Tracking tempdb growth using Extended Events
Everyone knows tempdb is a wierd [sic] place Brent refers to it as a public toilet. I agree with that sentiment. It will let anyone in to do whatever they want. Recently I was trying to track down what...
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How many servers can one person manage?
HW – if all you do is rack & stack hardware, you can manage thousands of boxes. You see this at Facebook/Google type scales. OS – when you’re responsible for troubleshooting operating system...
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[Video] Office Hours 2015/12/02
Every Wednesday, we run a free Office Hours session where you can wander in, ask SQL Server questions, and get answers of dubious quality. In this week’s Office Hours, Angie, Erik, Jessica, and Brent...
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Filtered Indexes: Just Add Includes
I found a quirky thing recently While playing with filtered indexes, I noticed something odd. By ‘playing with’ I mean ‘calling them horrible names’ and ‘admiring the way other platforms implemented...
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We’re now a Microsoft Gold Partner.
In our never-ending quest for world domination (for values of “world” and “domination”), we’re now a Gold Data Platform partner. The Original Gold Partner (Photo by Rafael Marquez) What does this mean?...
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How to Make SQL Server Backups Go Faster
At its core, backup speed boils down to just two numbers. Question 1: How fast can SQL Server read data from disk? You can measure this by doing a full backup to disk, but use the NUL: option: BACKUP...
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