Russ Thomas – SQL Judo

The Art of SQL Server Database Administration, Development, and Career Skills for the Technically Minded

Coming Soon SQL 2016 Live Query Statistics (LQS)

I recently stumbled onto a feature in the upcoming release of SQL Server 2016 that at first seemed really intriguing.  Live Query Statistics – a way to see the query … Continue reading

June 2, 2015 · 1 Comment

TSQL Tue 65: Memory Optimized Hash Indexes

The topic this month is learn something new and then teach it to everyone else.  Great topic Mike! Late last year I set the goal to finish up my MCSE.  … Continue reading

April 14, 2015 · 2 Comments

Violating AdventureWorks Dating Policy with Merge, Hash, and Loop Joins

The logical joins (inner, outer, left, right etc) are familiar to any SQL pro.  As the optimizer selects the physical join type that will actually perform the work however, this part of … Continue reading

October 13, 2014 · Leave a comment