May 2024
Erik Darling and Kendra Little Rate SQL Server Perf Tuning Techniques
Erik Darling joins Kendra Little to rate different SQL Server Performance Tuning Techniques in episode 81 of the Dear SQL DBA podcast. We share our opinions of... (deep breath) Recompile hints, Query Store hints and plan forcing, CTEs, Resource Governor, the legacy cardinality ... Show More
1h 4m
Sep 2023
Automated Deployments and the Art of the Database with Database Michael J Swart
<p>In this episode, Michael J Swart joins the Dear SQL DBA podcast to talk about databases, automation, and how he's come to illustrate some of the coolest blog posts ever to be written about data.</p> <p>Check out Michael's art and blog posts at <a href= "https://michaeljswart.c ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2024
Episode 159 - Select * Wastes Money
Guy and Eitan discuss various practices in SQL Server that hurt performance and possibly waste money, negative VarDecimal numbers, renumbering Identity columns, and the new Azure Database Fleet Manager. Relevant links: SQL Server IN Clause With Multiple Literal Values Performance ... Show More
37m 55s
Jan 2024
Careers, Skills, and the Evolution of AI (Ep. 248)
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<p>Due to some technical issues the volume is not always constant during the show. I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience
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<p>In this episode, I speak with Richie Cotton, Data Evangelist at DataCamp, as he delves into the d ... Show More
32m 27s
Jan 2023
#565: DevOps Guru for RDS Detects and Resolves Performance Bottlenecks for Amazon RDS
In this episode, Simon is joined by Shrey Luthra and Jacob Sullivan, Product Managers for Amazon RDS and Amazon DevOps Guru, to talk about a new capability through which customers can detect and diagnose performance issues for their Amazon RDS databases and get recommendations on ... Show More
18m 4s
<p data-pm-slice="0 0 []">Guy and Eitan talk about some great things about SQL Server, and mostly Guy's experience in digging into execution plans and generating synthetic IO workloads.</p> <p>Relevant links:</p> <ul class="ak-ul"> <li> <p><a href= "https://techcommunity.microsof ... Show More