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Introduction to Azure DocumentDB
This is a basic introductory post about Microsoft’s new product: Azure DocumentDB, and how it compares to SQL Server. What is DocumentDB? DocumentDB is a new “Big Data” database engine created by...
View ArticleHow to Find Objects that Contain a Certain String in SQL Server
Let’s say you remember a piece of code you need to optimize or take a look at, but you don’t remember in which stored procedure you saw it. The following script searches for a certain string inside the...
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Extended Events to the Rescue
On May 18 I presented a session about Extended Events as part of the Global Hebrew PASS Virtual Chapter. I explained what Extended Events is and why I think every DBA should use it. I showed several...
View ArticleQuery Progress Tracking in SQL Server for the DBA VC
This past Wednesday, I delivered my session, “Query Progress Tracking in SQL Server” to the DBA Virtual Chapter. The session covers many techniques for tracking the progress of queries and processes. I...
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The #1 Enemy of Data Loading in SQL Server
Let’s look at the following script:CREATE TABLE LoadMeFast (Id INT NOT NULL, InsertDate DATETIME NOT NULL, ABunchOfLetters NVARCHAR(100) ) GO SET NOCOUNT ON GO DECLARE @i INT = 1 WHILE @i <= 100000...
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Can a SQL Server Table be Too Small?
Everyone’s talking about “Big Data”, huge tables and data explosion right? Can we have a problem of a table that is too small? Imagine you have a very small table (up to a few thousand rows) that fits...
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Speaking at 24 Hours of PASS: Growing Our Community
24 Hours of PASS is just around the corner, and I’m happy to say that this time I’ll be speaking there. 24 Hours of PASS is a virtual event of 24 consecutive hourly sessions of speakers from all over...
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My First Azure DocumentDB Account
In my first post in the series, I provided a basic introduction to Microsoft’s new product: Azure DocumentDB, and how it compares to SQL Server. If you haven’t read it yet, and you’re still unfamiliar...
View Article24 Hours of PASS: The Data Loading Performance Presentation – Slide Deck and...
Thanks to everyone who attended my 24 Hours of PASS session, The Data Loading Performance Presentation. It was a lot of fun taking part in such a special event. The slide deck and scripts I used in the...
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Getting Started with Azure DocumentDB Programming
In my previous post in the series, I provided a short explanation on how to register your very first Azure DocumentDB account and play around in the Azure Portal. If you haven’t read it yet, please...
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I’m Speaking at PASS Summit 2015
It’s this time of the year again, when PASS announces the speakers in the biggest SQL Server event in the world – PASS Summit. Like many others, I submitted my abstracts a few months ago and waited...
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The Ultimate List of Conferences and Events
Working in the data sector is something we just love to do, and it gets even better to work alongside other experts around the world. That’s why conferences are important to us. Not only do we love...
View ArticleSpeaking about Columnstore Indexes at PASS Performance Palooza
The PASS Performance Virtual Chapter has a tradition of yearly “Palooza events”, in which there are a few back-to-back online performance sessions by great speakers from all around the world. I have...
View ArticleColumnstore Indexes at PASS Performance Palooza: Recording and Materials
Yesterday I participated in PASS Performance Palooza. I had a lot of fun delivering my session Columnstore Indexes – Questions and Answers. The recording is already up: The scripts and slide deck can...
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Indexes on GUIDs – Not Only Fragmentation
A client called us with the following issue: He had a table of a few dozen million rows. The table had a few GUID columns that had to be indexed. He had an ETL process that inserted a few thousand rows...
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Please Welcome Our New Certified SQL Server DBA’s!
Today we celebrated the last session of one of our Become a SQL Server DBA classes. This course takes people without any relevant experience, but with great skills and a lot of potential, and teaches...
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Why You Should Care About Microsoft APS and Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Last week, I gave a presentation about SQL Server’s data warehouse capabilities, and specifically about APS (Analytics Platform System) and Azure SQL Data Warehouse. The best way to learn about a...
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Automatic Roll Forward Transaction Log Backups
Performing a transaction log backup every 15 minutes has its advantages. But it also has disadvantages. Ever tried to restore hundreds of transaction log backups one by one in order to bring your...
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Speaking at SQLSaturday Oslo
This weekend, I’ll hop on a plane and fly over to Norway for SQLSaturday Oslo. I’ll be delivering a session I like a lot: The Data Loading Performance Presentation. Among other topics, we will talk...
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The Right Way to Move Tempdb Files on Azure Virtual Machines
In the “real world”, the best practice for disks layout would be: log files on a separate disk partition data files on a separate disk partition tempdb files on a separate disk partition. But if you...
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