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Why I Avoid SMR Drives – and What the New Western Digital Warnings Reveal

Over the years, I’ve learned that high performance doesn’t just happen – neither in life nor in databases. When I transformed myself from an 85 kg couch potato into a 65 kg triathlete, I realized the same principle applies everywhere: performance is the result of conscious choices, discipline, and understanding what really goes on under …

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Remaining SQLpassion Online Trainings for the year 2020

Time goes by, and this crazy year comes slowly to its end. Therefore, I’m announcing today the SQLpassion Online Trainings for the remaining year. I have scheduled the following 2 trainings: SQL Server on Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes: November 26, 2020 SQL Server Query Tuning Workshop – Online Edition: December 8 – 10, 2020 Because …

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SQLpassion Online Training in June 2019

On June 24, 2019 I’m running a one-day long webinar about SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals. In this one-day long webinar you will learn about: How to access your data through Indexes Heap Tables Clustered Index Non-Clustered Index Index Scans Index Seeks Execution Plans Overview Estimated Execution Plan Actual Execution Plan Data Access Operators Join …

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