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It takes as little as one word. One word from a co-worker, blog commenter, or Stack Overflow user can make you feel like a champ. (Or a chump, depending on the word.) (Let’s focus on feeling ...

https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2016/06/best-compliment-ever/

Here’s a handy flowchart for whenever you find yourself worrying about fragmentation: *Talk to your doctor about whether fragmentation is a problem for you. Seek help for index maintenance last...

https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2016/01/should-i-worry-about-index-fragmentation/

June 2, 2011. I woke up around 5:00 AM, got dressed, left my cruise ship cabin and went downstairs to find a place to write about the dream I’d just had: A database murdered. Suspects isolate...

https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2015/12/ready-risk-taking-presenters/

Dynamic SQL can be an incredibly powerful tool in the pocket of a SQL Server developer. Developers frequently express amazement at the level of flexibility dynamic SQL offers, an astonishment at ...

https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2015/10/the-five-stages-of-dynamic-sql/