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Check it out! And I'll even bring @KimberlyLTripp with me 😀#passdatasummit #sqlserver passdatacommunitysummit.com/…
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A part of disaster recovery that most people ignore... lnkd.in/gvKRnxJn Comment if your environment has a way to validate that application data is correct and consistent, and the application works correctly after having to run repair... #sqlserver #hadr #corruption

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General guidance many people forget, not in-depth specifics this time. Enjoy! #sqlserver #performance sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/sql…

SQL101: Top Ten SQL Server Performance Tuning Best Practices - Paul S. Randal

There are a huge number of best practices around SQL Server performance tuning – I could easily write a whole book on the topic, especially when you consider the number of different database settin...

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Happy Monday! The third part of my series on the transaction log for you - enjoy! #sqlserver sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/the…
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Unlocking the Power of Vector Search Tech Talk #8 with #AIJoe (Joe Sack) View the entire show: youtu.be/45UBqJ81Ets #VectorSearch #DataScience #DBA #AI #TechTalk
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March Madness! $699 Blackbelt Bundle, including 2022 updates. $200 cheaper than ever before. #sqlserver sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/mar…

March Madness: $699 Blackbelt Bundle! - Paul S. Randal

Spring is already in the air here in Redmond so time for March Madness! Hundreds of dollars lower-than-ever prices on our signature 158-hour Blackbelt training bundle: Check It Out! SQL Server Vector...

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Run this and post a comment if you find anything untoward! #sqlserver sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/the…

The Curious Case of... finding long IAM chains - Paul S. Randal

In the previous Curious Case I described an issue Jonathan had at a client with very long IAM chains, and the circumstances leading to it. The question was how to prove that some allocation units had...

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Available now! Standalone or in a bundle with AIVSE: Vector Search Essentials. #sqlserver #sqlserver2025 #ai #vectorsearch sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/new…

New course and bundle: SQL Server 2025 Vector Search in Practice - Paul S. Randal

(TL;DR; Video trailer for the new course is here.) Joe’s next course, AIVSP: Vector Search in Practice, is now available! Check It Out! SQL Server Vector Search Bundle - 1 Year Access $829.00...

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Our next SQL Server 2025 course will be available on Monday - check out the trailer for it! #sqlserver #sqlserver2025 #ai sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/new…

New course and bundle: SQL Server 2025 Vector Search in Practice - Paul S. Randal

(TL;DR; Video trailer for the new course is here.) Joe’s next course, AIVSP: Vector Search in Practice, is now available! Check It Out! SQL Server Vector Search Bundle - 1 Year Access $829.00...

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(Re)Starting a new blog series on the transaction log today. I started this off back in 2022 on the old sqlperformance site and I'm resurrecting it to take it forward. Enjoy! #sqlserver sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/the…

The SQL Server Transaction Log, Part 1: Logging Basics - Paul S. Randal

(This post first appeared on SQLperformance.com four years ago as part of a blog series, before that website was mothballed later in 2022 and the series was curtailed. Reposted here with permission,...

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The latest SQLskills Insider newsletter is hitting your inboxes right now! (Bottom of any SQLskills webpage to sign up if you don't already have it) #sqlserver #sqlserver 2025
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My annual post: sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/202… Tons of recommendations for you to read in 2026! #bookstoread #reading

2025: the year in books - Paul S. Randal

Back in 2009 I started posting a summary at the end of the year of what I read during the year and people enjoy it so I did it every year afterward until 2019 and then restarted for 2023 (see...

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Already working on the next Vector Search course in the series! #sqlserver
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Finishing the year strong with the new AI Vector Search Essentials badge from @SQLskills! credly.com/badges/4a5b5802-9…

SQLskills SQL Server 2025 AI: Vector Search Essentials was issued by SQLskills to John Deardurff.

This badge shows attendance of the SQLskills AI Vector Search Essentials course. Attendees learned how to implement native vector search capabilities in SQL Server 2025 for semantic search operatio...

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Tremendously exciting! The first course in our AI library is available NOW! #SQLServer #SQLServer2025 #SQLServerAI #AI #JoeSackIsBack #VectorSearch sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/new…

New course: SQL Server Vector Search Essentials - Paul S. Randal

Learn the essentials of vector search in SQL Server 2025 and Azure SQL Database.

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December Deep Discount sale on our Blackbelt bundle - lowest prices ever! #sqlserver sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/dec…

December Deep Discount sale on our Blackbelt bundle! - Paul S. Randal

From now until mid-December we have our lowest prices ever on our signature 158-hour Blackbelt training bundle: US$1,599 for Lifetime access (no expiration) US$899 for one-year access (or to upgrade)...

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Back in the saddle after a trying 2025! [Blog] The Curious Case of… log truncation in a distributed availability group sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/the… #sqlserver #sqlskills

The Curious Case of... log truncation in a distributed availability group - Paul S. Randal

It’s been a while since I wrote one of these, but I’m picking up the series again. This is a question that came in through email from a prior student, which I’ll summarize as: with a distributed...

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In case you missed it yesterday - I wrote up answers to questions from my 24HOP session on Why You Need Query Store: sqlskills.com/blogs/erin/que…

Query Store Questions: 24HOP follow up - Erin Stellato

During my 24HOP session there were several questions about how Query Store works - even though we focused on the WHY, some details are good too

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#SQLskills has 63 @Pluralsight courses available. How many have you listened to? sqlskills.com/sql-server-tra… #SQLServer #Pluralsight
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Who knows what kind of plane this is? Hint: It was one of the century series of fighters.
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#SQLskills has a SQL101 blog post series that you might find interesting! sqlskills.com/help/sql101/ #SQLServer
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