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You’re a developer or database administrator who’s been working with SQL Server for a while now. You’re self-taught, Googling for answers as you go, reading blog posts, watching a free online conference now and then. But you feel like you’re missing something. You’ve never had a start-to-finish, multi-day class in SQL Server that felt like…

Jeff Atwood (@CodingHorror), the co-founder of StackOverflow.com and Discourse.org, is running a series of giveaways, and I’m particularly excited about this week’s: Make a donation of $40 or more to Fair Fight, Stacey Abrams’ foundation for fair elections in Georgia Take a screenshot of it Reply to this tweet from Jeff and include the screenshot…

Every year, I run a huge Black Friday sale to reward my regular readers who need to save money, and can afford to wait until something special. This, this is something special: Level 1: Fundamentals$295Recorded Class Season Pass(Fundamentals Classes)SQL ConstantCare®The Consultant ToolkitNormal price: $1,485Save $1,190 (80%)Sign upLevel 2: Plus All My Live Classes$995Live Class Season…

I love Black Friday sales. I would never normally just go buy a TV out of nowhere – unless mine was broken or something – but as Black Friday approaches, I find myself scanning all the upcoming ads, reading reviews, and comparing features. It’s a fun diversion, and gives me an excuse to avoid work…

Your team has been reading my blog, watching my free public streams, and using the First Responder Kit scripts for years. They’ve gone as far as they can go on their own, learning from Google, and now they’re ready for the next level. I can bring the conference to you – except way better than a…

When I’m doing a webcast, the same question always comes up: “Hey, how do I get one of those coffee mugs?” We used to give ’em away during our in-person live training classes, but since I stopped doing those, we needed to come up with a plan B. Now you can buy Brent Ozar Unlimited…

Time to get your learn on: this week’s Mastering Parameter Sniffing class recordings are already available in your account here if you’ve got a Live Class Season Pass. (What’s that? You don’t have one yet? Well, tell you what: click here and I’ll make you a special deal.) Just to give you a taste, the…

So, we’re still under lockdown, huh? I see. Well, I guess I’ve got no choice but to keep y’all busy. Let’s get together for some free live classes: May 12 (Tues) Noon Eastern: The New Robots in SQL Server 2017 and 2019 – You’ve been hearing about all these robots that are coming to take…

I hate posting things on April 1, but there’s no laughing here, only cheering. During our March quarantine sale, I donated 10% of all sales to Doctors Without Borders. I’m proud to announce that y’all raised $8,919 to provide lifesaving medical humanitarian care in over 70 countries. I’m excited to see you in class. Y’all…

It’s last-minute, I know, but I’m doing an online user group session for the Pensacola Data Professionals, and you’re welcome to attend online free if you like. It’s tonight at 8PM Eastern, 7PM Central, 5PM Pacific. Here’s the abstract: Watch Brent Tune Queries – Ever wonder how somebody else does it? Watch over the virtual shoulder…

Yesterday, I showed the stuff you read the most, but enough data – now, let’s talk about feelings. These were the 11 posts I remember with the most fondness, in date order. I did indeed like some of the ones from yesterday’s list a lot, but I’m going to set those aside. Erik and Tara…

Here are the 2019 posts you visited the most this year: 10. The Silent Bug I Find in Most Triggers – Once you know how to recognize this bug, you’ll see it everywhere. I wrote the post as an interactive Azure Data Studio notebook, something I thought I’d be doing a lot in 2019, but…

I notice that a lot of you are springing for my Black Friday deals with your own money rather than the company’s money. That got me wondering – if you’re paying for it out of pocket, maybe your company isn’t going to give you free time at work to attend the class either. So, should…