MPP Architecture in Synapse SQL Pools
Explore MPP Architecture in Synapse SQL Pools to optimize data processing and enhance query performance across large datasets.
SQL Server 2022 Technical Reviewer
Explore the insights from the SQL Server 2022 Performance Tuning book, featuring expert reviews and detailed analysis.
Accelerated Database Recovery in SQL Server
Accelerated Database Recovery (ADR) is one of the most impactful engine changes introduced with SQL Server 2019. The goal of ADR is to dramatically reduce database recovery and rollback time, even in the presence of long‑running transactions. What Is Database Recovery? In a previous post, I discussed the SQL Server Restore and Recovery…
Customer Facing Skills Initiative
The Customer Facing Skills Initiative (CFSI) is a series of four soft skills courses for Microsoft employees to help them excel in their role
Opportunities for Query Optimization
Optimize your SQL Server queries for maximum performance. Learn how to troubleshoot query plans and identify optimization opportunities.
Query Optimizer Phases
The SQL Server Query Optimizer uses cost-based optimization to create an execution plan with the least cost.
Summer Tour 2021
Before the pandemic I had planned and scheduled a summer tour to hit the last remaining State (Louisianna) on my list of continental states to visit and several landmarks I had yet to see. Well, after an 18-month delay to the plan, I finally set off on Summer Tour 2021….
SQL Query Processing
Understand SQL Query Processing and how SQL Server parses and binds queries, ensuring syntax accuracy and resolving object names.
Azure Data Engineer
John Deardurff passed the DP-200 and DP-201 exam for the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer certification.
Microsoft Azure Certification Summer
During the summer of 2020, I earned four new Microsoft certifications. This brings me to over sixty in total with 86 Microsoft exams passed.