State Transition Constraints
About two decades ago, I introduced the concept of transition constraints to show Data Validation in a […]
Archives de l’année : 2025
The Hidden Cost of MAXDOP: CPU Spikes, Query Slowdowns, and ...
Introduction In our TB-scale production system, a few queries had MAXDOP 4 hardcoded into them. The goal was […]
Oracle ASM: Monitoring and Managing (Part 2)
In the first part of this series, we explored the fundamentals of Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM)—a […]
SQL Server Reporting Services is Dead. Is SSIS Next?
It’s official: SQL Server 2022 was the last release for SSRS. At SQLBits this week, Microsoft announced that […]
How to Choose the Right Tool for MS SQL to ...
This whitepaper serves as an in-depth guide for database administrators (DBAs), software engineers, data architects, and even semi-technical […]
Enhancing reporting and analytics with SQL Server 2025 tools and ...
SQL Server 2025 public preview announcement Read the blog At Microsoft Build 2025, we announced the public preview […]
Replacing a Column in a Large Active SQL Server Table
In a previous post I showed how to use a batching strategy to remove large amounts of […]
[Video] Office Hours on the Cruise Ship
I’m on a Med cruise, and I stopped the boat today in Corsica to make sure your questions […]
Getting started with Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Along with its many other cloud services, Microsoft now offers Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server, a […]
[Poll] How Often Do You Run Maintenance Tasks?
How often do you run backups, corruption checking, index maintenance, and statistics updates? Click here to take the […]
Inside the Walls of Azure SQL MI
Welcome to the prologue article for a three-part series where I try to infiltrate the OS layer of […]
Free Webcast Next Thursday: Tuning Indexes to Avoid Blocking
Indexing can make or break your SQL Server performance. You need just the right balance: enough indexes to […]
DevOps vs. SRE: Bridging the Gap, Not Building Walls (Part ...
Understanding the Divide — DevOps vs. SRE Explained The conversation around DevOps versus Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) […]
From code to community: The collective effort behind SQL Server ...
At Build 2025, SQL Server 2025 officially entered public preview. As one of the world’s most popular databases, this […]
How to process images and analyze charts with AI
In this article, we will see how to handle images with AI. Sometimes we need to import the […]
Replicating MySQL databases in Docker Containers
In my prior article, “Running a relational database with Docker”, I showed how to spin up a […]
Dimensional Modeling Case Study Part 3 – Dynamic Days Dimension
Background In this case study series, we’ve explored how to use age and tally tables to support various […]
Load Data into Snowflake Using Native Snowflake Connector for Python: ...
In our ongoing exploration of Snowflake data loading strategies, we’ve previously examined how to use pandas with […]
[Video] Office Hours at the Barcelona Pavilion
I’ve always wanted to see the Barcelona Pavilion by Mies van der Rohe, and by happy coincidence, I […]
Query Exercise Answers: Returning Routes in the Right Order
In your most recent Query Exercise challenge, I gave you these two tables: DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.Stations; […]
SQL Server 2025 : Zstandard Backup Compression
This article is part of a series of posts on the forthcoming SQL Server 2025 release. Once […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The good, the bad, and the awful taste muscle memory ...
When I was traveling a while back, I grabbed a small white metal tube out of my […]
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; […]
Sponsoring Scenic City Summit
For the second year in a row, Simple Talk will sponsor Scenic City Summit in Chattanooga, TN, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Index Scans and Table Scans
The post Index Scans and Table Scans appeared first on SQLServerCentral.
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 ...
Microsoft Fabric has been evolving since its general availability in November 2023. Developers have asked for a command […]
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 […]
MySQL vs. PostgreSQL: Date and Time Data Types
Date and time data types are important because they help track and manage time-based information in databases. […]
SQL Server 2025 – Change Event Streaming
Les missions que je réalise au quotidien pour mes clients sont diversifiées. Et c’est « Win-Win » comme disent certains, […]
DMV Comparison for SQL Server 2019 vs Azure SQL Database
The post DMV Comparison for SQL Server 2019 vs Azure SQL Database appeared first on SQLServerCentral.
Parameterize Connections in Microsoft Fabric Data Factory using Variable Libraries
When you create a data pipeline in Microsoft Fabric, you typically use one or more connections. A connection […]
Moving from SQL to MongoDB’s MQL
This article is part of Robert Sheldon’s continuing series on Mongo DB. To see all of the […]
Power BI Mistakes to Avoid – Part 2
The post Power BI Mistakes to Avoid – Part 2 appeared first on SQLServerCentral.
Sentiment Analysis & Key Phrase Detection
Recently I worked on a neat little POC with Patrick Leblanc for a customer in Education who wished to […]
Using Parameters with DAX in Report Builder
This is something we expect to be simple, but it has a lot of secrets. Using parameters […]
Running a MySQL database in a Docker Container
Relational databases provide a structured approach for storing and organizing large volumes of data into tables consisting […]
[Video] Office Hours: Recovering from a Cold Edition
While recovering from a nasty cold, I took your top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. Here’s what we covered: 00:00 […]
Review: SSMS Copilot vs Other AI Tools
I use AI tools constantly in my work, so when the new SSMS v21 came out with Copilot support, […]
Our Anniversary Sale Ends This Week!
Back in May 2001 when I first registered BrentOzar.com, I never would have dreamed how things would go. […]
DISTINCT and UNION: What happens when you use them together?
When I was perusing my LinkedIn feed the other day, I came across this thread about using […]