Guide to Decoding SQL Server Bulk Insert Error Files
Learn how to work with SQL Server’s ERRORFILE option to isolate problem records, decode cryptic error messages, and avoid duplicate imports when dealing with bulk data loading errors.
TempDB Resource Governor Space Controls in SQL Server 2025
TempDB is a system database in SQL Server that manages temporary objects for all databases on a server. Because it is a shared resource, it can easily become a performance bottleneck., as well as an opportunity for a single database or even a single qu …
SQLBits Added More Capacity to My Workshop! Move Quick.
I’m coming to London this month for SQLBits, and my Thursday workshop “Faster, Cheaper Cloud Databases” workshop sold out right away when it was announced. There’s been a waitlist for months. The short story: they added more capacity to my room! If you …
The good, the bad, and the awful taste muscle memory can have
When I was traveling a while back, I grabbed a small white metal tube out of my toiletry bag. Opened it up and then squeezed a small amount of this white cream on my toothbrush. A few seconds later my power toothbrush was whirring along and I had a tho …
Azure SQL Performance Tuning: Mastering Indexes, Partitioning, and Clustered Columnstore
Performance tuning in Azure SQL Database can feel like solving a puzzle—get it right, and your queries fly; get it wrong, and you’re stuck waiting. Whether you’re dealing with sluggish reports or slow transaction processing, the right indexing strategy …
Sponsoring Scenic City Summit
For the second year in a row, Simple Talk will sponsor Scenic City Summit in Chattanooga, TN, which will be held June 19-21. What is awesome about this year’s Scenic City Summit is that is expanding and will pull from several of the area’s well-establ …
Securing PostgreSQL Against Injection, Misconfiguration, and Privilege Escalation
PostgreSQL is a robust and trusted database platform, but it’s not invincible. The PostgreSQL Global Development Group “takes security seriously,” enabling users to trust it with mission-critical data (PostgreSQL: Security Information). However, simply …
SQL Automate – A DBA’s Time-Saving Toolkit
Introduction Installing SQL Server can be a very boring and time consuming task, especially when you have to repeat the same steps across multiple servers. It not only takes your time, but doing the repetitive things makes it a tiresome activity for an …
Index Scans and Table Scans
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Oracle ASM: A Simple Solution or Another Complexity? (part 1)
For highly performant Oracle databases, the storage must be scalable, resilient, and easy to manage—especially as infrastructure complexity grows with Real Application Cluster (RAC), virtualized infrastructure, and multi-tenant database architectures. …
[Video] Office Hours in the Detroit Airport
I’m in the Detroit airport today, en route home after a client gig. I’ve got some time to kill, so let’s go through your top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Here’s what we covered: 00:00 Start 00:39 SQLLearner: Hi Brent! I’m curio …
Query Exercise: Return Routes in the Right Order
I’mma be honest with you, dear reader: this query exercise stems from a client problem that I couldn’t figure out how to solve in the time constraints that I had, and it drove me crazy. I wanted to put hours into this to figure it out, and I was sure t …
Performing a Bulk Insert in SQL Server
Learn how to use the BULK INSERT command to import large data sets into SQL Server.
Managing Fabric Lakehouse objects with the new CLI: Data Engineering with Fabric
Microsoft Fabric has been evolving since its general availability in November 2023. Developers have asked for a command line interface (CLI) to manage the objects in Fabric. Microsoft has responded with the preview of the Fabric Command Line Interface …
Who’s Hiring in the Microsoft Database Community? June 2025 Edition
Is your company hiring for a database position as of June 2025? 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, leave a comment. The rules: Your comment must include the …