Entries by JohnSterrett

Free SQL Server Training Videos

Hello everyone! This is your SQL Server Consultant in Austin, TX and due to some posts on twitter about SQL PASS recordings costing $999 I wanted to share some of my favorite places to find free SQL Server training videos. I hope this helps make your data fast, secure and highly available in 2020 and […]

Keeping Data Safe: Row-Level Security

In this tip, we want to go over the fundamentals of Row-Level-Security for a database table. Don’t let your data be vulnerable to data breaches. It makes sense to secure the data all the way down to the row level. Common real-world examples include multi-tenant applications, sensitive data, and data that could be broken down […]

Azure Backup for SQL Server VMs

I am not sure why but sometimes I am glutting for punishment. Maybe its why I try every backup and restore solution I can get my hands on? While Microsoft has done an amazing job at building the best relational database engine Azure Backup for SQL Server Virtual Machines has some architecture problems. In this […]

It’s official

Procure SQL has achieved Gold Partner Status with Microsoft for its Cloud and Database Platform capabilities. As a member of Microsoft’s Gold-Certified Partnership, we’ll have access to Microsoft’s newest products and services. We’ll work with Microsoft in the development, training and implementation of new technology and database solutions. Procure SQL’s philosophy is that fast databases […]

SQL Server Implicit Conversions Matter!

While not all implicit conversions are equal implicit conversions matter. For example, just this week I ran into a trivial code change that caused some severe regression in performance. One simple filter change caused a query to consume 227 million reads compared to 212 reads. What did the filter do? Well, it forced an implicit […]

Automatic Tuning: Execution Plan Correction

Have you ever noticed that execution plans changed? Is your performance suffering due to the change? If so, Automatic Plan Correction is for you. In our previous blog post, we identified scalar function improvements, parameter sniffing and data skew. In this post, we are going to show you how SQL Server 2017 can automatically help […]