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 […]
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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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? November 2023 ...
Is your company hiring for a database position as of November 2023? Do you wanna work with the […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Announcing Live Online Mastering Classes!
In the last 2 years since I last taught my Mastering classes, the SQL Server performance tuning game […]
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 […]
[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 […]
SQL ConstantCare® Population Report: Fall 2023
The short story for this quarter: SQL Server 2019 is on fire, dominating the market. For the long […]
Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? October 2023 ...
Is your company hiring for a database position as of October 2023? Do you wanna work with the […]
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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
[Video] Office Hours at the Arctic Circle
Just after passing the Arctic Circle marker and celebrating with a glass of champagne, I took your top-voted […]
[Video] Office Hours Off the Coast of Norway
Come join me in my cabin aboard the Hurtigruten Nordlys, sailing up the coast of Norway, and we’ll […]
Something’s Up with Parallelism in Azure SQL DB Serverless
Or perhaps another way to phrase that is, Microsoft is up to something with parallelism. I don’t know […]
Which of These Azure Courses Would You Attend?
A member of the community (no, it’s not me) is thinking about offering a live training course and […]
[Video] Office Hours at the Munch Museum in Oslo
While in Norway for Data Saturday Oslo, I set up my camera gear by the Munch Museum to […]
[Video] Office Hours at Dyrhólaey Overlooking Puffins & Black Sand ...
Got Azure SQL DB and SQL Server questions? Post them at https://pollgab.com/room/brento and I’ll answer the top-voted ones. […]
It’s Probably Time to Upgrade Your Cloud VMs.
If you’ve been in Azure or Amazon for a few years, you’re probably on old, slow hardware. In […]
New Amazon X2iedn High-Memory Instances
Amazon just announced new X2iedn instance types for Amazon RDS SQL Server. They’re a sweet deal for people […]
[Video] Office Hours at Svínafellsjökull Glacier in Iceland
Got Azure SQL DB and SQL Server questions? Post them at https://pollgab.com/room/brento and I’ll answer the top-voted ones. […]
12 Office Hours Questions I Don’t Have Answers For
Hey, you! You look smart. Here are highly-upvoted questions that fellow readers submitted at https://pollgab.com/room/brento that I don’t […]
Announcing SQLBits 2024: 19-23 March, Near London
I hate picking favorites, but I gotta be honest: SQLBits is my favorite conference. Sure, like any conference, […]
[Video] Office Hours at Breiðamerkursandur, Diamond Beach
Post your Azure SQL DB and SQL Server questions at https://pollgab.com/room/brento and upvote the ones you’d like to […]
“Oops, I Lost My Indexes in Azure SQL DB.”
I got an interesting request for consulting, and I’m going to paraphrase it: We were using Azure SQL […]
What’s Faster: IN or OR? Columnstore Edition
Pinal Dave recently ignited a storm of controversy when he quizzed readers about which one of these would […]
[Video] Office Hours at Jökulsárlón Glacial Lagoon
Post your Azure SQL DB and SQL Server questions at https://pollgab.com/room/brento and upvote the ones you’d like to […]
[Video] Office Hours at the Blue Lagoon
Road trip time! I’m recovering from jet lag after flying over to Iceland, so I went through your […]
Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Data Platform Community? September 2023 ...
Is your company hiring for a database position as of September 2023? Do you wanna work with the […]
Why Australian Azure SQL DBs Went Down for 8+ Hours
On August 30, Azure’s Australia East data center had a big problem, affecting customers like Bank of Queensland […]
[Video] Office Hours: Overly Caffeinated Edition
After consuming waaaay too much coffee, I went through your top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento: Here’s what we covered: […]
[Video] Office Hours: All About Miles Edition
Today’s webcast featured an awful lot of questions from one particular person who was super-active at https://pollgab.com/room/brento: Here’s […]
Free Webcast: Avoiding Deadlocks by Tuning Queries
You’ve been getting more and more deadlock errors, and users are starting to complain. You’re wondering if your […]
[Video] Office Hours: I Need Your Help with These
Today, I need your help with some of the top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Chime in in the comments: […]
[Video] Office Hours: Really Long (and Really Short) Answers
Today’s batch of questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento requires some really long answers, and some are right to the point. […]
Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for August 2023
Turns out y’all actually work over the summer – there are actually cool new features this month! I […]
[Video] Office Hours in Telluride, Colorado
We headed up to the mountains to get away from the Vegas heat. Before the sun rose, I […]
Office Hours: Before Heading Out on Vacation
I took a break from packing my bags long enough to answer your top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Here’s […]
The PASS Summit Lineup Is Out and Registration is Open!
This year’s PASS Data Community Summit is November 13-17 in Seattle. (No online version is available this year […]
[Video] Office Hours: Stump Me On SQL Server
I went through the top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento and discussed ’em live on my Twitch channel. Here’s […]
[Video] Office Hours: Extended Answers Edition
Y’all posted so many good questions at https://pollgab.com/room/brento that I went longer than usual this time: Here’s what […]
Analyzing Prices of SQL Server Books, New & Used
While on a road trip, Richie stopped by a used bookstore (or would that be used book store?) […]
[Video] Office Hours While the Pool Refills
I step away from the backyard long enough to take y’all’s questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Here’s what we covered […]