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SQL ConstantCare® Population Report: Fall 2025
In this quarter’s update of our SQL ConstantCare® population report, showing how quickly (or slowly) folks adopt new versions […]
The Version Store Won’t Clear If ANY Database Has Open ...
Short story: what the title says. This is especially problematic for folks who merge multiple databases onto the […]
Docker Advice for SQL Server in Production
Introduction Nowadays, with the widespread adoption of microservices across major companies, using Windows Server to host SQL Server […]
Managing Underused Indexes in SQL Server Availability Groups – Part ...
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How Implicit Transactions Hurt SQL Server Performance Without You Knowing
Introduction In the world of SQL Server performance troubleshooting, developers and DBAs often chase the usual suspects: bad […]
Query Plan Pop Quiz Answers 2 and 3: I’ve Got ...
In the Query Plan Pop Quiz, questions 2 and 3 asked you about what the sizes of arrows […]
How to Build an AI-Powered T-SQL Assistant with Python & ...
If you’re a SQL Server DBA or developer looking to harness AI for your everyday scripting workflows, […]
SQL EXISTS Use Cases and Examples
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TempDB Filling Up? Try Resource Governor.
TempDB is one of the banes of my existence. Anybody, anybody who can query your server can run a […]
Database Ledger in SQL Server 2022
Protecting data from unauthorized access is a major challenge for organizations today. SQL Server 2022 introduces Database Ledger, […]
T‑SQL BULK INSERT vs OPENROWSET: CSV Imports, File Access Gotchas, ...
The post T‑SQL BULK INSERT vs OPENROWSET: CSV Imports, File Access Gotchas, and A PowerShell Script appeared first […]
Query Plans Pop Quiz Answer #1: Costs are Garbage.
In last week’s Query Plans Pop Quiz, the first question was, someone hands you these two queries and […]
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You’ve been telling yourself, “One of these days, I’ll finally take Brent’s classes.” Get ready, because that day […]
Announcing Free MASTERING Week 2025!
You’ve been working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon RDS SQL Server for years. You’re jaded. […]
Schema Design Basics for Power BI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to a New Server in Just a ...
Managing SSRS report migrations can be a time-consuming and error-prone process, especially when dealing with large enterprise report […]
Secure PostgreSQL in Docker: SSL, Certificates & Config Best Practices
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Distributed Availability Group Health: T-SQL and Zabbix
After creating a distributed availability group using the steps described in my article, SQL Server 2022 Clusterless Distributed […]
Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for October 2025
This quarter’s release includes new checks for SQL Server 2025’s new memory pressure warnings, Azure SQL DB’s operations […]
Use SQL to Find a String in Database Tables, Stored ...
The post Use SQL to Find a String in Database Tables, Stored Procedures, and User Defined Functions appeared […]
Query Plans Pop Quiz: Three Simple Questions
Question 1: Pick the Problematic Plan: someone hands you a pair of queries, and you get the estimated […]
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You’re a developer, analyst, database administrator, or anybody else working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon […]
Find Invalid Objects in SQL Server
One of the most important responsibilities of any database administrator is to maintain the integrity of the database, […]
Natural Language Query for SQL Server
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Oracle Performance Tuning: Practical Techniques Every DBA Should Master
As database professionals, we’ve all been there – that dreaded moment when users start complaining about slow queries, […]
Who’s Hiring Microsoft Data People? October 2025 Edition
Is your company hiring for a database position as of October 2025? Do you wanna work with the […]
Which Should You Use: VARCHAR or NVARCHAR?
You’re building a new table or adding a column, and you wanna know which datatype to use: VARCHAR […]
Unlocking High-Concurrency Inserts in SQL Server with OPTIMIZE_FOR_SEQUENTIAL_KEY
Introduction High-concurrency systems always look impressive on paper. You throw in dozens of CPU cores, crank up memory, […]
Unlocking the Power of FULL OUTER JOIN in SQL: Performance, ...
The post Unlocking the Power of FULL OUTER JOIN in SQL: Performance, Use Cases & Examples appeared first […]
Set MAXDOP in Azure SQL DB or You’ll Get This ...
Max Degrees of Parallelism (MAXDOP) tells the database engine, “If you decide to parallelize a query, go parallel […]
Memories of Andrew Clarke, by Simon Galbraith
Simon Galbraith is the co-founder of Redgate and one of the creators of Simple Talk. Here, he […]
Here Are the YouTube Channels We Both Loved.
Last week, I announced that we’ve hit 50,000 YouTube subscribers, and I celebrated by letting y’all submit your […]
Building a Dynamic Countdown Timer in Power BI
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How to Use SQL Server Features to Cut Web App ...
A customer taps “Buy Now” on your web app. Half a second passes. The screen hesitates before the […]
Power BI TMDL View: Benefits, Security Risks & Best Practices
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Building a Simple SQL/AI Environment
Al is everywhere….almost. In my day-to-day role as a DBA, I don’t really have the opportunity or need […]
We Hit 50,000 YouTube Subscribers! Let’s Run a Contest.
This is kinda amazing to me: our YouTube channel has broken the 50,000 subscriber mark! That’s wild to […]
Microsoft Now Recommends You Set Max Memory to 75% and ...
Somehow I missed this a few years ago, and I bet a lot of y’all did too. Note […]
Side by Side Upgrade to SQL Server 2022
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Announcing Free Fundamentals Week 2025!
You’re a developer, analyst, database administrator, or anybody else working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, or Amazon […]
How Well Does the MSSQL Extension in VSCode Work?
With the retirement of ADS, I decided to take a look at the MSSQL extension for VSCode. This […]
Getting Started with Bayesian Modeling
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Build a Test Lab of SQL Server 2025 on Windows ...
Problem Now that public preview of SQL Server 2025 CTP 2.1 is out (Community Technical Preview), you have […]
[Video] Office Hours: Database Questions & Answers
In between clients, I hopped onto my Twitch channel to take your top-voted questions from https://pollgab.com/room/brento. If you’d […]
Your Developers Need Cheap SQL Training.
Your developers haven’t ever been to formal Microsoft database training on SQL Server or Azure SQL DB. They’re […]
SQL Server 2025 Makes Memory Troubleshooting Easier.
SQL Server 2025 introduces a new sys.dm_os_memory_health_history view to make it easier for meatbags like you and robots […]
Free Webcasts Tomorrow & Wednesday
I’m teaching my two most important classes live, online, completely free! These are the two fundamentals classes that […]
Parameter Sensitive Plan Optimization in SQL Server 2022
SQL Server 2022 has lot of improved and advanced features compared to its predecessor versions. This includes new […]
Configure SQL Server Alerts for Azure SQL Managed Instance
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