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So you’re thinking about picking up some of my training & online services, and you’re wondering – do people actually buy this stuff? Here are just a small sampling of some of the companies who’ve bought recently from me  – forgive the sloppy logo arrangement:                                                                                                           If your manager…

I recently asked you to leave a comment with your biggest database regret, and the comments were great! Here were my favorites: Runners-Up These 5 folks each won a Fundamentals Bundle lifetime access valued at $695: Thirster42: writing code to help a team dynamically create sequences. they didn’t tell me they were going to generate…

PAST ME, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING We all make mistakes. I certainly have. I’ll give you a recent one, actually: when we designed the database for SQL ConstantCare®, when we’re storing diagnostic data like wait stats, we thought these 3 columns would be good for identification: user_id server_name instance_name Because a single user would never…

YOU! Wanna make easy money? Black Friday is coming. Every November, we run a big sale on our training & apps. It’s a really big deal for us – and for you. I like to think of it as a reward for my long-term readers who can hold out, make plans, and budget to buy…

I give away a lot of stuff in various places on the internet: videos, scripts, the new free tier of SQL ConstantCare®, and I’ve got more tricks coming soon. But until now, it’s been kind of a hassle because they’ve been scattered all over the place, not in a sensible order to help you onboard gradually.…

Every year in May, I look back at when I first registered BrentOzar.com way back in May 2001. Things were so different back then. I struggled trying to find fun, interesting ways to learn about Microsoft SQL Server. My learning options were really dry books, droning videos sold on DVD, or – brace yourself –…

I first registered BrentOzar.com way back in May 2001. Over the years, some things in databases have changed a lot, but some things still remain the same. Every year, people get handed applications and databases, and they’re told, “The back end is Microsoft SQL Server. Figure it out and make it work – faster.” Every year,…

So you’ve got an iPhone or iPad or Vision Pro, and you bought one of my training classes or the Fundamentals or Mastering passes, and you wanna watch the classes while you’re offline. Perhaps you wanna learn on the train ride in to work, or perhaps on the weekends, you like to completely disconnect from…

Some of you are staring longingly at my training classes. You don’t get a training budget at work, so anything you invest in your own career has to come out of your own pocket. Good news: we now offer buy-now-pay-later! It’s perfect for one-time purchases like the Lifetime Fundamentals & Mastering Bundle. (We only offer…

It’s pretty cool to look at a blog post and see, “Last updated: 21 years ago.” It’s pretty fun to see old pictures of me in the media library, too. When I first started blogging over two decades ago, it wasn’t a business. I just did it because I enjoyed writing, sharing, and being part…

It’s time for summer school! I’m doing live streaming on my Twitch channel on Wednesdays & Thursdays this summer, and the recordings will go live later on my YouTube channel. I’ll take questions from PollGab, do live coding, work on the First Responder Kit, and write blog posts. The stream will start at 8:15AM Pacific,…

Here’s what I wrote in 2022 that gathered the most views: #10: Who’s Hiring in the Database Community? February 2022 Edition – I saw the success of Hacker News’ “Who’s Hiring” monthly posts, and I blatantly stole the idea for the Microsoft data platform community. It works out well, very popular, very popular. #9: PSPO:…

How about some completely free SQL Server training? Every weekday during the month of October, one of the modules from my Fundamentals classes will be absolutely free to watch. But you gotta watch it that day – you snooze, you lose. To prep, block out a 30-minute window on your calendar, right now. Put a label…

We normally do this in the fall, but given last week’s news, I bet you can understand why we’re doing this a little early, dear reader. You work at a charity or non-profit, helping them make a difference with data, fights for the rights of the underrepresented, or cares for them. Maybe you write reports…

Wanna buy my Recorded Class Season Pass: Fundamentals or Mastering, but you don’t want an annual subscription? Now you can buy either of those bundles, pay one price, and get permanent access to the classes without worrying about recurring fees. The price is the same as if you’d have had the subscription for 2 years.…

You love learning from me. You’ve attended some of my free online streams, read my blog posts, and you use the First Responder Kit. You enjoy my laid-back, humorous approach to sharing what I’ve learned over the years. You love live classes. You’ve tried watching recordings or stepping through demos yourself, but…you just can’t block…

I did huge price cuts this month across the board. My individual Mastering class recordings used to be $995. Now it’s just $395 for Mastering Index Tuning, Mastering Query Tuning, Mastering Parameter Sniffing, or Mastering Server Tuning. The Recorded Class Season Pass: Mastering used to be $2,395 for all of my Masters classes. Now it’s…

Tuesday & Wednesday afternoon at 2PM Pacific, 5PM Eastern, I’ll be streaming Office Hours live in my Twitch channel. I’ll post the recordings on my YouTube channel. Post your questions and upvote the ones you’d like to see here. Here are calendar reminders for Tuesday and for Wednesday. I’ve been doing these disconnected – recording…