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Maybe You Shouldn’t Even Be Using Clustering or AGs.

[Video] Office Hours in Tokyo, Japan

SQL Server 2025 CU1 is Off to a Rough Start

Thoughts on PASS’s Bankruptcy, Redgate’s Acquisition, and Private Equity

[Video] Office Hours in Kyoto, Japan

SQL ConstantCare® Population Report: Winter 2026

Announcing the 2026 Data Professional Salary Survey Results, And They’re Great!

SQLBits Session Voting is Open Now! Wanna See My Sessions at Bits?

Should There Be Ads in SSMS?

New Year’s Task: Quick, Easy Prep for a Raise

Database Development with AI in 2026

[Video] Office Hours in Osaka, Japan

Are You Looking for Work? Underpaid? Overpaid? Let’s Find Out.

Your Favorite Posts From This Year

[Video] Office Hours in Zhengzhou, China

Known Issues So Far in SQL Server 2025

Thoughts On the Unemployed Salary Survey Responses

[Video] Office Hours at the Last Spike

Identity Columns Can Have Gaps, and That’s Okay.

Let’s Build a Better KILL. What Do We Need to Consider?

Watch My Training Classes Offline with the Latest Teachable App

[Video] Office Hours: Everything’s Gone Wrong Edition

Update: SQL Server 2025’s REGEX Performance Isn’t So Bad!

How’s the Job Market? Let’s Find Out Together.

Act Fast: The Holiday Speed Round Sale Starting at $129

[Video] Office Hours: Fireside Chat Edition

Get ChatGPT’s Advice On Your Queries with sp_BlitzCache.

Cyber Monday Sale: $49 Fundamentals, $295 Mastering Classes

Query Exercise Answer: Generating Big TempDB Spills

Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for November 2025

This Is It! Our Black Friday Sale Ends Sunday.

The First SQL ConstantCare Badges Just Went Out

Functions in the WHERE Clause Are Bad… Right?

T-SQL Query Exercise: Generate Big Spills

SQL Server 2025 Is Out, and Standard Goes Up to 256GB RAM, 32 Cores!

I Wish SQL Server Had These Four Innovations.

How to Query JSON Data Quickly in SQL Server, Part 2: SQL Server 2025

How to Query JSON Data Quickly in SQL Server, Part 1: Pre-2025

[Video] Office Hours in Roatan, Honduras

Who’s Hiring Microsoft Data People? November 2025 Edition

Next Week, Start My Mastering Classes for Free!

Black Friday Doorbusters End Today: Get In Before the Prices Go Up

Black Friday Doorbusters Are Open Now, Closing Monday!

[Video] Office Hours at Sea

SQL ConstantCare® Population Report: Fall 2025

The Version Store Won’t Clear If ANY Database Has Open Transactions.

[Video] Office Hours in My Backyard

Query Plan Pop Quiz Answers 2 and 3: I’ve Got Good News and Bad News.

TempDB Filling Up? Try Resource Governor.

Query Plans Pop Quiz Answer #1: Costs are Garbage.

SSMS v22 Query Hint Recommendation Tool: The Invasion of the Query Hints

Announcing the 2025 Black Friday and Doorbusters Deals!

Announcing Free MASTERING Week 2025!

[Video] Office Hours: Ask Me Anything About Microsoft Databases

Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for October 2025

Query Plans Pop Quiz: Three Simple Questions

Free Fundamentals Classes Are Coming Next Week! Register Now.

Who’s Hiring Microsoft Data People? October 2025 Edition

Which Should You Use: VARCHAR or NVARCHAR?

Set MAXDOP in Azure SQL DB or You’ll Get This Cryptic Error.

Here Are the YouTube Channels We Both Loved.