Validating AI-generated index recommendations is the step between a persuasive script and a change you can defend in production.
Cost Optimization That Never Reaches the Invoice
SQL Server cost optimization has a problem nobody puts on the slide. The savings are real, and none of it reaches the invoice.
A Better Fire Alarm Is Still a Fire
A better fire alarm is still a fire, and many SQL Server incidents I get called for were preventable. Here is the T-SQL audit I wish had run before the pager rang.
They Finished the AI Training. Eleven Days Later, the Job Was Gone
An anonymous interview with a database professional who finished the AI training their employer assigned. Eleven days later, the job was gone.
Nine Unusual Ways My Clients Use AI With SQL Server
Everyone writes about AI generating queries. Here are nine unusual ways my clients use AI with SQL Server, and I helped build every one.
AI Training at Work: Nobody Is Coming
Everyone is waiting for AI training at work. It took me a hundred conversations to understand what they are actually waiting for, and it is not a course.
SQL Server Deadlock: Build One With Your Own Hands
A SQL Server deadlock occurs when sessions form a cycle of dependencies and none can continue. This example lets you create the cycle, inspect it, and remove it.