Wait Type Library
Wow, Paul Randal has put together probably the most comprehensive library of all wait types and latch classes that have existed since SQL Server 2005….
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Data Platform Evolution
Register now for 24 Hours of PASS: Evolution of the Data Platform! From May 25-26, 2016 starting at 8am EST 24 one-hour webinars will be presented…
SQL Saturday Pre-conferences
What an exciting line up of speakers and topics we have for this years’ SQL Saturday pre-conferences on Friday, August 12, 2016. If you are…
Seven Steps to R
Learning R can be tricky, especially if you have no programming experience or are more familiar working with point-and-click statistical software versus a real programming…
50 Important SQL Queries
In this article Pankaj Kumar Choudhary explains some general purpose queries. Every developer should have knowledge of these queries. These queries are not related to any specific…
SQL Query Store Overview
SQL Server’s Query Store, introduced in SQL Server 2016, helps to troubleshoot query performance by capturing a range of information about query usage, CPU, memory…
Intro to Stretch Databases
Beginning with SQL Server 2016 you will have the ability to store portions of a database in the cloud. This new ability is known as…
Azure Periodic Table
Do you want to learn what all the different pieces of Azure are available. Well, here is a Clickable version of the Azure Periodic table. This is…
SQL Server 2016 Public Preview
SQL Server 2016 public preview now available! Three weeks ago at Microsoft Ignite the next major release of Microsoft’s flagship database and analytics platform was announced….