I’m working on an update to my Query Performance Tuning book for SQL Server 2025 and I found myself wondering, will a query hint be immediately apparent in an execution plan without runtime metrics (AKA, Estimated Plan)? My assumption was a resounding yes, but you have to check. Query Hint in Estimated Plan I’ve got […] The post Query Hints and Estimated Plans appeared first on Grant Fritchey.| Grant Fritchey
I recently was privileged to speak at SQLDay in Wroclaw Poland… man, I love visiting Poland… Anyway… Great event. Worth your time to attend, and if you’re a speaker, oh, you don’t want to miss this one. The data community there is just amazing. I always walk through the vendor floor to see what’s what. […] The post Do Yourself a Favor, Check Out Woodler appeared first on Grant Fritchey.| Grant Fritchey
I won’t try to pretend otherwise, I’ve had some mixed feelings about Stack Overflow for a long time. I think the concept of the place, ask a question, get an answer, is great. No question. How that was handled, tone of moderation, other stuff, maybe it wasn’t all handled as well as it could have […] The post Stack Overflow & AI appeared first on Grant Fritchey.| Grant Fritchey
Just a quick one this morning. I’m on the road and haven’t worked up a full blog post, apologies. I’ve been using the preview for SQL Server Management Studio 21 for a little over a week now. You should check it out. It’s been mostly stable (I got a crash. I didn’t report it because […] The post SSMS 21 appeared first on Grant Fritchey.| Grant Fritchey
A quick tutorial on how to use AI in DBeaver as a fundamental tool to help you write PostgreSQL code a little faster and better.| Grant Fritchey
