During the Fundamentals of Parameter Sniffing class, we went offtopic a few times during the breaks, so I’m sharing the videos here because they’re amusing. I leave these as open to the public because it gives you a feel for what the class breaks are like, and the quality of the audio & video of my classes.

About how I thought I was gonna feel when I left conferences, versus how I actually felt:

About which SQL Server product you’re using:

About tuning the number of steps in the statistics histogram, and why Microsoft isn’t fixing that problem:

Remembering Robert Davis, aka @SQLSoldier: