Episode 174 - Is SQL Server quality in decline? Or is it just friction?
Guy and Eitan worry about the decline in SQL Server feature quality. But maybe there's something else behind it? Relevant links: Improving Azure SQL Database reliability with accelerated database recovery in tempdb | Microsoft Community Hub What the Decline of Sql Server Quality means for Developers and DBAs SLA for SQL Database | Azure AI will eliminate DBA Jobs faster than you think
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Episode 173 - SQL Noir and the fate of Azure Data Studio
Guy and Eitan discuss a few interesting topics. Including a fun new game called "SQL Noir", how to implement statistical clustering model in SQL, about surrogate and natural keys, and the recently announced deprecation of Azure Data Studio. Relevant links: SQL Noir - A Detective SQL Game How to Write a Recursive CTE in SQL Server | LearnSQL.com Azure Data Studio Retirement - Azure SQL Devs’ Corner Relational Databases - Surrogate Keys and Logical Duplicates (by Ami Levin)
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Episode 172 - Between SQL Squid Games and SSMS
Guy and Eitan answer an interesting question from the forum regarding the logic of NOT BETWEEN. And also, checking out the SQL Squid Game, discussing SQL Audit, and sharing some tips for SSMS. Relevant links: SQL Squid Game SQL Server Audit (Database Engine) - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn microsoft-dbas-club/Maintenance/SQLVersionUpdates Tell us how you did and whether you survived the SQL Squid Game! 😉
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Episode 171 - Clueless about SQL Server 2025
Guy and Eitan talk about SQL Server 2025 (well, they try to, at least), and its various interesting upcoming features. Relevant links: Announcing SQL Server 2025 – SQLServerCentral What's New in SQL Server 2025 - Brent Ozar Unlimited® Optimized Locking - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn SQLBits is Coming Back to London in June 2025! - Brent Ozar Unlimited®
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Episode 170 - Interesting topics from PASS 2023 sessions
Guy and Eitan go over the most popular sessions released from the SQL PASS archive of 2023, and discuss some other topics. Relevant links: Announcing Microsoft SQL Server 2025: Enterprise AI-ready database from ground to cloud - Microsoft SQL Server Blog Sessions Archive for 2023 - PASS Data Community Summit Resolving and Preventing Deadlocks in SQL Server SSMS v21: Dark Mode, Git, Vertical Tabs, and More - Brent Ozar Unlimited® Copilot in SSMS is Kinda Like IE in SSMS - Brent Ozar Unlimited®
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