Recently I was having a discussion about how coding and design patterns have changed in RDMBS and if we can still call it RDBMS anymore. Very early in […]
Video on Performance tuning memory allocation and spill issues
I was inspired by a recent article I read on parameter sniffing to add my own contribution to the topic, I explain how tempdb spools occur due to […]
Suspect MSDB and no Backups
Yesterday I got a call from a client about MSDB being suspect after a drive failure. Unfortunately the client didn’t have any backups. Now the correct and best […]
SQL 2016 – Stretch database in detail –CTP 2.3 screenshots with BOL corrected now
If you have been following the buzz around MS SQL 2016 you would surely have heard of Stretch database. The concept is interesting and new and probably something […]
Combining Results from multiple datasets in SSRS – performance comparison
Recently at a training I was asked how to combine the results from two different datasets, while I have used this function before I couldn’t recollect how much […]
Training MSBI – Wells Fargo – HYD
On the road once again, this time HYD for MSBI training in Wells Fargo. Looking forward to delivering some new content.
administration / MSSQL / TSQL
Lock, Latches, Waits and Deadlocks explained weirdly (like never before)!!!
When conducting MS SQL Server Trainings I often resort to weird examples to explain how certain things work. Over the years I have some favorites that I use […]
SQL 2016 -Row level security misuse: – Visual Totals in SSAS
Ever since I heard of Row level security I have been wanting to try it out. Not the usual stuff that I was sure MS would have already […]
Security: Capturing additional login information Trace vs Audit
Recently on a popular SQL Server forum as well as commonly during my trainings people ask about how to get additional security information about logins. Most often the […]
SSIS – Fuzzy grouping task
It’s warm, fuzzy and brings similar data together helping correct typos, different titles for the same role and much more. Today I present a short video explaining how […]