November is Black Friday month! Don't miss your chance to purchase access to the SQLServerFast Execution Plan Video Training with a whopping 50% discount! Offer runs until the end of the month. #SQLServer sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

A few hours late - but the SQLServerFast Black Friday sale has now officially started. Until the end of the month, purchase prices for all my training videos are slashed in half! sqlserverfast.com/video

New blog post! In which I announce that I once more offer a 50% Black Friday discount on all SQLServerFast Execution Plan Training Videos, valid through the entire month of November! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

New blog post live! In part 3 of the deep dive into hash tables, I will show you how to use our knowledge of the structure of the hash table to identify hash collisions from looking at query results. #SQLServer sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

LAST CHANCE! Early bird expires today! Learn about ordering, grouping, and segmenting in #SQLServer execution plans, in the latest part of the SQLServerFast Execution Plan Video Training. Over 2 hours and 40 minutes of content, with $10 off! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

Learn about ordering, grouping, and segmenting in #SQLServer execution plans, in the latest set of videos in the SQLServerFast Execution Plan Video Training. Over 2 hours and 40 minutes of content, for just $89.95 (until September 15). sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

Learn about ordering, grouping, and segmenting in #SQLServer execution plans, in the latest set of videos in the SQLServerFast Execution Plan Video Training. Over 2 hours and 40 minutes of content, for just $89.95 (until September 15). sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

The long wait is finally over! The basic level of block 6 of the SQLServerFast Execution Plan Video Training, on sorting, grouping, and segmenting, is now available! Read all about it: sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20... And then hurry up and buy access. Early bird pricing lasts until September 15!

I just blogged: A deep dive into hash tables, part 2. Do we need to know the internal structure of a hash table? Well, not really. Is it fun to figure it out anyway? Oh yeah! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

It's been a long time since I last blogged. But today, I did! Part 1 of a series that will probably be at least four parts, and where we'll be wasting our time to look into the internals of hash tables in #SQLServer. Geek out! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

I wrote a new page for the #SQLServer Execution Plan Reference. Two in fact. Both for the little known Put operator. sqlserverfast.com/epr/put/ And, as always, a bunch of other updates too. sqlserverfast.com/epr/change-l...

A new update to the #SQLServer Execution Plan Reference! * Added all the different names of the Result and Language Element operators to the list of all operators. * Added a change log at the end of each page. * Various other changes sqlserverfast.com/epr/change-l...

When your laptop won't connect to the projector, and you have to present on a borrowed laptop ... which doesn't have your demo data ... and which uses Slovenian (??) Keyboard mapping. #DataSatCroatia /cc @DejanSarka

I'm still not feeling well, but my voice recovered enough that I can at least start my presentation today. And, hopefully, make it until the end. Come see me at #sqlday, room A, 15:00, if you want to learn about approximate functions in #SQLServer.

I'm very sorry to hear this. Hopefully you'll find a great new opportunity soon.

Aanstaande vrijdag, zaterdag en zondag speelt amateur musical groep Jabber in Arnhem de voorstelling "Jackpot!". Zin in twee uurtjes vermaak? Zin om mij te zien zonder dat ik over execution plans praat? Er zijn nog kaarten! www.jabbertheater.nl/winkel/

Op 9, 10, en 11 mei speelt musical vereniging Jabber in Arnhem onze jaarlijkse voorstelling. Dus, heb je zin in een uitje? Wil je mij eens zien en horen in een heel andere rol? Wees welkom! www.jabbertheater.nl

I just published a new page to the #SQLServer Execution Plan Reference. All the details about Remote Update. sqlserverfast.com/epr/remote-u... I also made several improvements on other pages. sqlserverfast.com/epr/change-l...

I just uploaded the (final) part 11 of the video series "Database design made easy", where I talk about Domain-Key Normal Form. Come check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp1K...

I'm working on the captions for a video I recorded off the cuff, without a prepared script. As always when I do that, I am shocked at how many sentences I start with "so,".

There's a certain kind of stupidity, a weaponized, arrogant stupidity, that merely being exposed to it makes you stupider. This is that kind of stupidity and I'm sorry for exposing you to it but I just have to say that OF COURSE DATA CAN LIE EVERYONE WHO EVER TOOK A STATISTICS CLASS KNOWS THIS JFC

I just added a new page to the #SQLServer Execution Plan Reference, with everything you ever wanted to know (and more) about the Remote Delete operator. sqlserverfast.com/epr/remote-d...

This month's #tsql2sday contribution is about permissions. And how to make it at least a bit less complex. sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

#NotPregnant I'm happy to say that I won't have to cancel Data Community Austria Day. In the interest of your health, there won't be any hugs. Sorry. #Flu

I published this too llate for the official #tsql2sday rules. But I hope it's still a good read. sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

And I also just finished and released (honestly, I did!) a new video for January, about Optimal Normal Form. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZFf...

I only now discovered that I forgot to publish a video last month. So, here is the new video of December, about Sixth Normal Form. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDWh...

If all you did in 2024 was survive That's enough If all you do in 2025 is survive That's enough I can't say things will get better I can't say they won't get worse But you will survive, in whatever way you can, and that is all you need to do You aren't alone, I'm proud of you, you will make it 🫂

Time to channel my network. My current contract expires at the end of the month. So I am looking for new opportunities. Do you know anyone who can use a very experienced #SQLServer developer, specialized in query tuning? Please reach out! Reposts appreciated. #OpenToWork

Here is my #tsql2sday contribution, on announcements that feel like presents. sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

I just added another page to the #SQLServer Execution Plan Reference, with all details of the Remote Insert operator. sqlserverfast.com/epr/remote-i...

Just 4 days left now! Hurry up, or you'll miss the chance!

@gmorgenson.bsky.social it was still like this last december when i was fired for being mentally ill. my wife left after being asked to alter medical records regarding catheter placement several years back. re: Vital signs vs. dollar signs www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews

Only 9 days left to benefit from the 50% Black Friday deal on #SQLServer Execution Plan Video Training. sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

Never listen to people who tell you what to do! (Especially if they don't explain the reasons for their advice).

Morning view

It's still November. Which means that it's still (Black) Friday. All prices for the #SQLServer execution plan video training are at 50% off until the end of the month! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

My contribution for #tsql2sday this month, where I explain why I consider good enough okay for some videos, but make others to absolute perfection. sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

A full half year after the last update (I'm so sorry!). Here is, finally, a new page for the #SQLServer Execution Plan Reference, with everything I know about the Remote Scan operator. sqlserverfast.com/epr/remote-s... Plus a few other changes, see sqlserverfast.com/epr/change-l...

It's still November. Which means that it's still (Black) Friday. All prices for the #SQLServer execution plan video training are at 50% off until the end of the month! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

November has started, so my Black Friday sale is now active ... 50% discount on all levels of the #SQLServer Execution Plan Video Training, until the end of the month! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

Later than promised, but I hope the wait was worth it. Here is part 8 of Database design made easy, where I explain Fifth Normal Form. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZPC...

Do you want #SQLServer execution plan training at a huge discount? November is your chance! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

My #tsql2sday post: Data in Query Store might not represent what you think it does. sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

When an option is called FAST_FORWARD, then surely it is fast. Right? Right? Check for yourself in my next #SQLServer Plansplaining blog, where I look at FAST_FORWARD cursors and find that they're not fast, not documented and, worst of all, not reliable! sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...

Much later than promised, due to going through several retakes (damn my perfectionism!), I can now finally present the next episode in my series on database design and normalization. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfXb...

For all #SQLServer professionals "down under": here's your chance for in-depth query performance training: three pre-cons on how to read execution plans! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/data-satur... www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/precon-tra... www.eventbrite.com/e/sqlsaturda... Book now! Tell a friend! Repost!

Have you ever wondered how a #SQLServer KEYSET cursor works? Are you aware of all the weird side effects you should expect? The execution plan holds all the answers. And I spell them out for you. sqlserverfast.com/blog/hugo/20...