Last week’s Quizletter featured a quiz on keys vs included columns in SQL Server. I got a great question from a reader:
What do you consider a good reference and/or description of indexes for SQL Server? For example where would you have documentation that explains how the answer to #1 is right?
Are you worried that you talk too fast when you give a speech, talk, or presentation?
In this episode, I give you simple, practical tips that I’ve used to successfully improve the way I give presentations. Four years ago, I got frustrated feedback from listeners who had a hard time keeping up with my mouth; now I get congratulations that the pace was great.
When you force a plan with Query Store, you may not get what you expect. Here’s an example.
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This month’s topic is “Folks Who Have Made a Difference”, by Ewald Cress.
A funny thing happened on the way to my filtered nonclustered columnstore demo recently…
It was taking forever to create my demo index.
I was lucky enough to serve as a judge for the Speaker Idol competition at the SQL PASS Summit conference this year. One of the great thing about watching presentations and giving feedback on them is that you learn a lot about speaking by watching sessions and crafting your feedback.
![I Thought I Was An Introvert. Turns Out I Was Anxious as #@*] (Dear SQL DBA Episode 53)](/images/I-thought-I-was-an-introvert.jpg)
In this week’s episode, I’m not answering a reader’s question. Instead, I’m talking about my personal experience with anxiety.
This episode touches on on healthcare, religion, and squishy emotions – and there’s at least one curse word. I don’t talk tech in this episode. (Don’t worry, there’s more of that coming in future weeks.)
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