The SQL Server Transaction Log, Part 3: The Circular Nature ...
(This post first appeared on SQLperformance.com four years ago as part of a blog series, before that website […]
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SQL101: Indexing Strategies for SQL Server Performance
One of the easiest ways to increase query performance in SQL Server is to make sure that it […]
March Madness: $699 Blackbelt Bundle!
Spring is already in the air here in Redmond so time for March Madness! Hundreds of dollars lower-than-ever […]
The Curious Case of… finding long IAM chains
In the previous Curious Case I described an issue Jonathan had at a client with very long IAM […]
SQL101: Introduction to SQL Server Transactions
(The original version of this post first appeared on the now-deleted SentryOne blog at the start of 2022.) […]
The SQL Server Transaction Log, Part 2: Log Architecture
(This post first appeared on SQLperformance.com four years ago as part of a blog series, before that website […]
Achievement Unlocked: One Year Sober
(This is from the Insider Newsletter that I sent out earlier today…) Back in early 2023 I wrote […]
The Curious Case of… occasional query failure on a tiny ...
This is a case that happened on a client system last year: occasionally a common query on a […]
New course and bundle: SQL Server 2025 Vector Search in ...
(TL;DR; Video trailer for the new course is here.) Joe’s next course, AIVSP: Vector Search in Practice, is now […]
The SQL Server Transaction Log, Part 1: Logging Basics
(This post first appeared on SQLperformance.com four years ago as part of a blog series, before that website […]
2024: the year in books
Back in 2009 I started posting a summary at the end of the year of what I read […]
2023 (not a typo!): the year in books
(Yes, this is for last year!) Back in 2009 I started posting a summary at the end of […]
Black Friday Super Sale!
It’s the time of year again where companies do crazy sales on the day after Thanksgiving in the […]
Summer School Savings SALE is live!
Happy Fourth of July to all who celebrate! I’m looking forward to a great view Thursday evening looking […]
The Curious Case of… missing log information
(The Curious Case of… used to be part of our bi-weekly newsletter but we decided to make it a regular blog post […]
The Curious Case of… missing 832 errors during memory corruption
(The Curious Case of… used to be part of our bi-weekly newsletter but we decided to make it a regular blog post […]