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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…

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I don’t usually post product reviews here on the blog, but Vadim Kulikov (aka BlondeDBA in Slack) recently finished all of the Mastering classes, and he took the time to write a really detailed review. Here it is, unedited: I heard some folks refer to Brent’s training as “Brent Ozar’s Full Experience”. I really like…

I teach my Mastering classes in a regular rotation: Mastering Index Tuning, then Mastering Query Tuning, then Mastering Server Tuning. I go 1-2-3 like that because they build on each other, and I repeat ’em over and over through the year so people can gradually make progress. I just finished another rotation, so it’s time…

I registered it before then, and it used to be a static HTML site, but I consider the birthday to be the first published blog post from May 7, 2002. A few fun stats: 2002 Brent: at home with a Thinkpad with a webcam module on top, reading HAL-PC Magazine 2,546 blog posts 38,614 comments…

Mastering Index Tuning has a fresh set of reviews from the latest students. Levente Kalotai wrote: Absolutely loving it. The class, Brent style, everything. I have to admit, I had my reservations before the class, but boy I was wrong about it. Less than 5 minutes in the first lab anyone can see the insane…

I’m hitting the road this spring. Here’s where to find me in person: SQLSaturday Iceland – Your First SQL Server Performance Tuning Class – March 16 – You’re stuck with a database server that’s not going fast enough. You have a hunch that the biggest bottleneck is inside the database server somewhere, but where? In this one-day…

The rock stars. About two years ago, I realized I didn’t have the skills to grow the consulting part of the company to become a 10-employee firm, so I laid off Angie, Doug, and Jessica. This year, I made the tough decision to close the consulting side of the business entirely. I’ll be focusing on…

Of the blog posts we published in 2018, here are the ones that got you talking the most. These comment counts are as of December 17th (writing this post a little ahead of time.) 10. SQL Server Patches for Meltdown and Spectre Attacks, Brent Ozar – 26 comments. 9. Index Tuning Week: How Many Indexes…

To celebrate the holiday season each year, we give back to those who spend the entire year giving back in their own communities. We go looking for data professionals who make a difference, and we try to make a difference in their lives too. This year, we’re proud to announce a new round of winners.…

Confession time: I love buying stuff. It’s not so much the buying as it is the comparing. I go to The Wirecutter, I read every review on Amazon, and I make little Excel spreadsheets to show differences between products. So what about when you buy database training? Do you read the reviews? If you’ve been…