by Andy Slater | Nov 21, 2016 | Data, SQL Server
SQL Server on Linux – Getting started and a few interesting observations. Regardless of whether you view this as a major step forwards or backwards, the future release of SQL Server on Linux is highly anticipated. Personally, I couldn’t wait to have a... 
by Andy Slater | Nov 15, 2016 | Events, MongoDB
Key takeaways from MongoDB Europe 2016 Forget the jokes about “MongoDB is web scale”. Today MongoDB Europe 16 proved Mongo’s scale of appeal by hosting an event in London that was bursting at the seams with over 1,200 attendees. For sure Professor Brian Cox proved a... 
by Andy Slater | Oct 19, 2016 | Oracle Critical Patch Update, Security
Oracle Patch Update October 2016 (Database Server) Oracle have released their latest critical patch update for Database Server yesterday evening (18/10) and one of the major points of note is that this is that first release that doesn’t include bug fixes for customers... 
by Andy Slater | Sep 15, 2016 | Data, SQL Server
What statistics does SQL Server use for my query? A query that’s generally performing fine, suddenly slows down to unacceptable levels. The support desk is lit up by furious users, the manager’s now watching over your head and whilst the panic levels are... 
by Andy Slater | Aug 15, 2016 | Data, SQL Server
SQL Server Performance Suffering SQL Server Performance Issues?: A story of Olympic sprints and handy SQL Server hints!!! Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest runner, now boasts his third successive 100m Olympic title. That level of performance, the confidence in... 
by Andy Slater | Jul 20, 2016 | Oracle, Oracle Critical Patch Update, Security
Oracle Patch Update July 2016 (Database Server) Oracle have released their latest critical patch update for Database Server yesterday (19/7). This Oracle Critical Patch Update includes seven new security fixes for Oracle Database impacting the below supported...
