I’m excited to announce my brand-new SQL Server 2025 Unleashed live online training on December 10, 2025 – a deep-dive day dedicated to exploring the next generation of Microsoft’s flagship database platform. For more than 25 years, I’ve been helping companies around the world get the most performance, scalability, and reliability out of SQL Server. …
SQL Server 2025 Unleashed Live Training – A New Era Begins + read more
Do you know if your SQL Server is really running at its best? To help you answer that question, I’ve recently launched a free 30-minute SQL Server Health Check. In this short session, I take a focused look at your system’s “vital signs” and point out the hidden issues that might be slowing you down. It’s …
From Couch-Potato to Triathlete – and What This Means for Your SQL Server + read more
Last Thursday I had the chance to attend the PGDay Austria conference, and it turned out to be one of the most inspiring community events I’ve been to in a long time. Not only did I listen to great talks about PostgreSQL internals, I also gave my very first lightning talk – nervously stepping on stage …
After spending decades working in SQL Server, getting familiar with PostgreSQL felt like traveling to a country where everyone speaks a language I mostly understand – but with a different accent and some unfamiliar slang. At first glance, SQL is SQL. But once I started writing real queries in PostgreSQL, I realized that my habits from T-SQL …
From SQL Server to PostgreSQL: A Story of 5 Key SQL Differences + read more
Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with SQL Server in all kinds of environments: startups, mid-size companies, and global enterprises. And no matter the industry or infrastructure, one thing is always true: When SQL Server slows down, everything slows down! Reports take forever. Blocking brings processes to a halt. Deadlocks frustrate both users and …
Why I Created the SQL Rescue Sprint – And How It Works + read more
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