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Paul S. Randal
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Last updated 30 days ago
Reflections on 15 Years
30 days ago
(This was the editorial for my 300th SQLskills Insider newsletter last week,...
Presenting a workshop at PASS Summit West in Seattle!
2 months ago
I’m excited to be presenting at the Pass Summit in November! My...
Summer Sale: $699 Blackbelt Bundle!
3 months ago
Summer Sale time Hundreds of dollars lower-than-ever prices on our signature 158-hour...
The SQL Server Transaction Log, Part 4: Log Records
3 months ago
(This post first appeared on SQLperformance.com four years ago as part of...
SQL101: Phishing attacks
5 months ago
I thought it was bad previously, but in 2026 I’ve noticed a...
SQL101: Application data consistency checking
5 months ago
It’s quite common for a company that experiences a corruption-causing disaster, but...
SQL101: Top Ten SQL Server Performance Tuning Best Practices
6 months ago
There are a huge number of best practices around SQL Server performance...
The Curious Case of… no buffer pool memory and no OS memory available
6 months ago
Jonathan had a client issue recently where SQL Server’s buffer pool had...
The SQL Server Transaction Log, Part 3: The Circular Nature of the Log
6 months ago
(This post first appeared on SQLperformance.com four years ago as part of...
SQL101: Indexing Strategies for SQL Server Performance
6 months ago
(The original version of this post first appeared on the now-deleted SentryOne...
March Madness: $699 Blackbelt Bundle!
6 months ago
Spring is already in the air here in Redmond so time for...
The Curious Case of… finding long IAM chains
7 months ago
In the previous Curious Case I described an issue Jonathan had at...