I hope everyone in #IT in the US has a great July 4th holiday, that you don't get called for an emergency, and that you come back with your existing digit count.

New Simple Talks with @kleegeek.bsky.social where he explains why your SQL Server is slow...because it's doing exactly what you told it to! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlnr...

"SQL Server isn't slow - it's doing exactly what you told it to do" - a chat with David Klee

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SQL people. Anyone have any experience with Trace Flag 15025? #sqlhelp

Every major conference I'm a part of is met with a string of customer emergencies at the exact same week. It happens like clockwork every single year.

Microsoft has released a GDR update for SQL Server 2025. It is build 17.0.4020.2. support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/... #SQLServer #SQLServer2025

Just one strategic #SQLServer index later... CPU consumption dropped like a rock.

Just caught wind of an ERP vendor that accidentall upgraded their live web app to the latest version instead of the preproduction testbed, and it introduced major bugs that are still not yet resolved. The ERP company responsed with... "Ooops."

What is it with today and people overreacting to #SQLServer vague monitoring tools?

At what point do we start looking for some niche no-name email provider just so we aren't AWOL from cloud outages?

What's the point of reporting an email as phishing if it can't even block subsequent emails from that account?

AI *can* be fun!

Interesting. An HCI company wants a client to sign an NDA before they authorize connectivity to external storage. That doesn't quite pass the sniff test.

When did ghosting via email in a corporate setting become commonplace?

Remember to watch the watchers. A different #SQLServer group at a mutual client was just caught adding an unauthorized index to a critical table. It caused cascading blocking and took down a critical system last night. This was after it was stressed to NOT make changes without ISV written approval.

Isn't cloud XaaS supposed to be pay by consumption? Why would a cloud provider set an artificial limit far too low to be usable, then you need to beg them to increase the limit so you can actually use it as intended?

Time for a better avatar.

I think I've had an easier time buying cars than buying a simple clothes washer.

I love how certain 'sponsored' posts at tech sites have comments disabled.

It's pretty amazing how insistent the OS vendors are at pushing AI-driven nonsense down our throats... I don't need your AI app pinned to my desktop, launch bar, anything.

Arguing with an ISV who has a database design that needs significant optimization is almost a hobby at this point…

Home tech labs are awesome.

Anyone else want to unleash a box of pit vipers on spammers who end unsolicited emails with "if you'd like to unsubscribe, just reply back with 'bubblegum shoelace blah blah blah"?

"Hey! That tool you built for your consulting that you've spent a decade improving that saves us hours and provides serious insights into our servers... Can I have a copy free of charge so we don't have to call you any more?" ... Nope.

People in IT, are you seeing that people in our field are just getting increasingly nasty and rude in day-to-day stuff? Or is it just me?

Independent consultants out there, don't forget that you can say 'no' if it's the right thing to do.

Finally found a good can of hair goo to keep this mop in place

There's something surreal about watching a company spend a significant amount of staff time to make a platform change because an AI model says a piece of hardware should be running faster than it is (or can).

I love irony. I just got a report of someone rebuilding a #SQLServer monitoring tool's deadlock tracking table because... of... deadlocks.

Due to the poor state of the (paved) roads here, I actually aired down the tires to make a drive to the store today.

Doing *something* when an IT system is acting odd is rarely the *right* thing to do.