Articles by Warwick Rudd

This month while at MVP Summit in Redmond WA (USA not Australia :)) our Database DevOPs Evangelist Hamish Watson recorded..

Thank you Adam Machanic (B | T) not just for Hosting T-SQL Tuesday #100 but also for starting this fantastic..

SQLSaturday is in town for he first time in Victoria, Canada on Saturday March 03, 2018. As such the SQL..

SQLSaturday is back in town in Wellington for the first time since April 14, 2012 (SQLSaturday 136) when it was..

The Difinity Conference is on again in Auckland, New Zealand. This conference is the largest Microsoft Data Platform, Business Intelligence,..

Prior to the release of SQL Server 2017, if you were wanting to perform any form of grouped concatenation we..

The decisions we make based on our first impression or first look at someone, a situation, or a problem we are faced with can dictate which path we take next. This may not always be the best course of action to take. In this post I am going to introduce you to a scenario that can easily get you making the incorrect assumptions…….

  Guest Post by Hamish Watson (B|T). This post is a guest post at SQL Masters Consulting. I chose to..

We are pleased to announce the Master Class Schedule for 2018. This In Person Instructure led training is delivered by International renowned Consultant, Presenter and Trainer – Edwin Sarmiento here in Brisbane in February 2018. Find out more to register for you seat on this training course only available 1 time in Australia in 2018……

With the introduction into the market by Microsoft the Azure data centers around the globe, this has changed the way..

SQL Server 2016 introduced the Query Store, which makes a big difference in assisting us in monitoring and understanding what..

SQL Server 2017 brings some great new features to assist with performance and maintenance out of the box. In this post we are having a look at Resumable Online Index Rebuilds