Darling Data
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A Little About Locking Hints In Transactions
https://erikdarling.com/a-little-about-locking-hints-in-transactions/
https://erikdarling.com/a-little-about-locking-hints-in-transactions/
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
A Little About Locking Hints In Transactions
https://erikdarling.com/a-little-about-locking-hints-in-transactions/
https://erikdarling.com/a-little-about-locking-hints-in-transactions/
bit Obscene: When Will AI Fix The Query Store GUI?
https://erikdarling.com/bit-obscene-when-will-ai-fix-the-query-store-gui/
https://erikdarling.com/bit-obscene-when-will-ai-fix-the-query-store-gui/
December 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
bit Obscene: When Will AI Fix The Query Store GUI?
https://erikdarling.com/bit-obscene-when-will-ai-fix-the-query-store-gui/
https://erikdarling.com/bit-obscene-when-will-ai-fix-the-query-store-gui/
December 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SQL Server Performance Office Hours Episode 42
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-42/
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-42/
December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SQL Server Performance Office Hours Episode 42
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-42/
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-42/
Doing a pre-New Year release of my SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting scripts: github.com/erikdarlingd...
Release Happy New Year · erikdarlingdata/DarlingData
Added @target_output parameter to sp_HumanEvents, if you want to use a file instead of the ring buffer.
Removed the geometry stuff from sp_QuickieStore. I haven't quite figured out how to make it w...
github.com
December 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Doing a pre-New Year release of my SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting scripts: github.com/erikdarlingd...
You can tell a lot about a person by the type of spam they get.
December 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You can tell a lot about a person by the type of spam they get.
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
T-SQL Inline UDF Plan Caching and Reuse in SQL Server
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-inline-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-inline-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
T-SQL Inline UDF Plan Caching and Reuse in SQL Server
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-inline-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-inline-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
Merry Christmas I made a friend finally.
December 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Merry Christmas I made a friend finally.
Merry Christmas from Santa and Definitely Not Erik
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December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Merry Christmas from Santa and Definitely Not Erik
https://erikdarling.com/merry-christmas-from-santa-and-definitely-not-erik/
https://erikdarling.com/merry-christmas-from-santa-and-definitely-not-erik/
T-SQL Multi-Statement UDF Plan Caching and Reuse in SQL Server
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-multi-statement-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-multi-statement-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
T-SQL Multi-Statement UDF Plan Caching and Reuse in SQL Server
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-multi-statement-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-multi-statement-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
I’m excited to announce a new corporate sponsorship.
December 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I’m excited to announce a new corporate sponsorship.
T-SQL Scalar UDF Plan Caching and Reuse in SQL Server
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-scalar-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-scalar-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
T-SQL Scalar UDF Plan Caching and Reuse in SQL Server
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-scalar-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
https://erikdarling.com/t-sql-scalar-udf-plan-caching-and-reuse-in-sql-server/
ICYMI: Learn all about the new Vector stuff in SQL Server 2025. Internals, usage, querying, performance, and production workload patterns.
SQL Server 2025 is "AI-Ready", and you should be too: training.erikdarling.com/get-ai-ready...
Get AI-Ready With Erik
Vector search is landing in your SQL Server whether you invited it or not. You don't have to know how it works - you just have to know how to work with it. Learn semantic search, embeddings, VECTOR ty...
training.erikdarling.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
ICYMI: Learn all about the new Vector stuff in SQL Server 2025. Internals, usage, querying, performance, and production workload patterns.
SQL Server Performance Office Hours Episode 41
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-41/
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-41/
December 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SQL Server Performance Office Hours Episode 41
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-41/
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-41/
@chadbaldwin.net thanks for this post! it took a bit of work to get things to work with datetime, but it saved me a ton of time.
chadbaldwin.net/2024/08/07/c...
chadbaldwin.net/2024/08/07/c...
Decoding datetime2 columnstore segment range values
Ever queried sys.column_store_segments and wondered how to decode max_data_id and min_data_id for datetime2 values? No? Well, I’m going to show you anyway
chadbaldwin.net
December 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
@chadbaldwin.net thanks for this post! it took a bit of work to get things to work with datetime, but it saved me a ton of time.
chadbaldwin.net/2024/08/07/c...
chadbaldwin.net/2024/08/07/c...
SQL Server 2025 is "AI-Ready", and you should be too: training.erikdarling.com/get-ai-ready...
Get AI-Ready With Erik
Vector search is landing in your SQL Server whether you invited it or not. You don't have to know how it works - you just have to know how to work with it. Learn semantic search, embeddings, VECTOR ty...
training.erikdarling.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
SQL Server 2025 is "AI-Ready", and you should be too: training.erikdarling.com/get-ai-ready...
SQL Server 2025 is "AI-Ready", and you should be too: training.erikdarling.com/get-ai-ready...
Get AI-Ready With Erik
Vector search is landing in your SQL Server whether you invited it or not. You don't have to know how it works - you just have to know how to work with it. Learn semantic search, embeddings, VECTOR ty...
training.erikdarling.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
SQL Server 2025 is "AI-Ready", and you should be too: training.erikdarling.com/get-ai-ready...
New in SQL Server Management Studio 22: Open Execution Plans In a New Tab!
https://erikdarling.com/new-in-sql-server-management-studio-22-open-execution-plans-in-a-new-tab/
https://erikdarling.com/new-in-sql-server-management-studio-22-open-execution-plans-in-a-new-tab/
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New in SQL Server Management Studio 22: Open Execution Plans In a New Tab!
https://erikdarling.com/new-in-sql-server-management-studio-22-open-execution-plans-in-a-new-tab/
https://erikdarling.com/new-in-sql-server-management-studio-22-open-execution-plans-in-a-new-tab/
Batch Mode Sorts and Row Mode Indexes in SQL Server
https://erikdarling.com/batch-mode-sorts-and-row-mode-indexes-in-sql-server/
https://erikdarling.com/batch-mode-sorts-and-row-mode-indexes-in-sql-server/
December 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Batch Mode Sorts and Row Mode Indexes in SQL Server
https://erikdarling.com/batch-mode-sorts-and-row-mode-indexes-in-sql-server/
https://erikdarling.com/batch-mode-sorts-and-row-mode-indexes-in-sql-server/
Well, my rates are reasonable. m.slashdot.org/story/450259
Slashdot
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December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Well, my rates are reasonable. m.slashdot.org/story/450259
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Introducing sp_QueryReproBuilder: Quickly Get Executable Query Examples from Query Store
https://erikdarling.com/introducing-sp_queryreprobuilder-quickly-get-executable-query-examples-from-query-store/
https://erikdarling.com/introducing-sp_queryreprobuilder-quickly-get-executable-query-examples-from-query-store/
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Introducing sp_QueryReproBuilder: Quickly Get Executable Query Examples from Query Store
https://erikdarling.com/introducing-sp_queryreprobuilder-quickly-get-executable-query-examples-from-query-store/
https://erikdarling.com/introducing-sp_queryreprobuilder-quickly-get-executable-query-examples-from-query-store/
SQL Server Performance Office Hours Episode 40
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-40/
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-40/
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
SQL Server Performance Office Hours Episode 40
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-40/
https://erikdarling.com/sql-server-performance-office-hours-episode-40/
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