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Top 10 Tips for Availability Groups
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I have enjoyed working with Availability Groups ever since they were released with SQL Server 2012. Each major version since, the feature has improved…
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Connecting your Azure regions
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In this post, I am going to demonstrate how to configure virtual network gateways in Azure using Resource Manager. This is important for connecting…
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Rotating Tables with Indicators in SSRS 2016
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When creating SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) dashboards, I like to use indicators to give clear and colorful data visualizations. In this post I am…
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Unique Indexes and Computed Columns in SQL Server
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In the last post of this blog series, I discussed what a non-clustered index is and how to choose an ideal non-clustered index key.…
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Non-Clustered Indexes in SQL Server
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In the last post of this blog series, I discussed what a clustered index is and how to choose an ideal clustered index key.…
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Measuring Availability Group Synchronization Lag
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With all of the high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) features, the database administrator must understand how much data loss and downtime is possible…
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A better way to search dates
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SARGability is the ability of the query to properly search the arguments that you pass it. When your query is not sargable you cannot…
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Clustered Indexes in SQL Server
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In the last post of this blog series, I discussed what a heap is and how it impacts query performance. In this post, I…
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Compare paths with PowerShell
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The other day I came across the need to compare two different paths for equality. The most annoying part of this task is when…
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The ‘B’ in B-Tree – Indexing in SQL Server
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Some people advocate we should count by twelve rather than ten. This is because you can easily count the twelve segments of your fingers…