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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I find it funny that I've got a contract template specific for three specific ISVs for their customers who call that say "App-driven database performance stinks, and we want to tune it" because I see so many performance problems in their database design.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Anyone else having this happen a lot? (Paraphrasing) "Hi! I couldn't be bothered to respond to your project emails for over a full calendar year, but I've got a problem this morning and want free help. Here's an eight page writeup of what we want for free - and want a request today!"

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When a database design makes you do triple-take cringes all afternoon...

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Quote of the day. "Yes, the entire database is heaps. We don't feel like fixing it. We'll just through hardware at it."

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Congrats to my company #Heraflux Technologies for its 13 year anniversary. What a fascinating journey it's been!

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hyperconverged VM platforms and large databases do not belong together.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Masked for safety's sake, Sudden rage inside the aisle, Breath stolen by hate.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

AI image generation is fun, when used right. I'm generating 'b-roll' images for an upcoming presentation. This one is for the slide 'decommission your old server'.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I hope everyone in #IT in the US has a great July 4th holiday, that you don't get called for an emergency, and that you come back with your existing digit count.

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DBAKevlar @dbakevlar.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

New Simple Talks with @kleegeek.bsky.social where he explains why your SQL Server is slow...because it's doing exactly what you told it to! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlnr...

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"SQL Server isn't slow - it's doing exactly what you told it to do" - a chat with David Klee

YouTube video by Redgate Software

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Anders Pedersen @arrowdrive.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

SQL people. Anyone have any experience with Trace Flag 15025? #sqlhelp

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Every major conference I'm a part of is met with a string of customer emergencies at the exact same week. It happens like clockwork every single year.

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Glenn Berry @glennalanberry.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Microsoft has released a GDR update for SQL Server 2025. It is build 17.0.4020.2. support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/... #SQLServer #SQLServer2025

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KB5077466 - Description of the security update for SQL Server 2025 CU2: March 10, 2026 - Microsoft Support

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Just one strategic #SQLServer index later... CPU consumption dropped like a rock.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Just caught wind of an ERP vendor that accidentall upgraded their live web app to the latest version instead of the preproduction testbed, and it introduced major bugs that are still not yet resolved. The ERP company responsed with... "Ooops."

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

What is it with today and people overreacting to #SQLServer vague monitoring tools?

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

At what point do we start looking for some niche no-name email provider just so we aren't AWOL from cloud outages?

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

What's the point of reporting an email as phishing if it can't even block subsequent emails from that account?

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Interesting. An HCI company wants a client to sign an NDA before they authorize connectivity to external storage. That doesn't quite pass the sniff test.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

When did ghosting via email in a corporate setting become commonplace?

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Remember to watch the watchers. A different #SQLServer group at a mutual client was just caught adding an unauthorized index to a critical table. It caused cascading blocking and took down a critical system last night. This was after it was stressed to NOT make changes without ISV written approval.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Isn't cloud XaaS supposed to be pay by consumption? Why would a cloud provider set an artificial limit far too low to be usable, then you need to beg them to increase the limit so you can actually use it as intended?

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I think I've had an easier time buying cars than buying a simple clothes washer.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

I love how certain 'sponsored' posts at tech sites have comments disabled.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

It's pretty amazing how insistent the OS vendors are at pushing AI-driven nonsense down our throats... I don't need your AI app pinned to my desktop, launch bar, anything.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Arguing with an ISV who has a database design that needs significant optimization is almost a hobby at this point…

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Anyone else want to unleash a box of pit vipers on spammers who end unsolicited emails with "if you'd like to unsubscribe, just reply back with 'bubblegum shoelace blah blah blah"?

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

"Hey! That tool you built for your consulting that you've spent a decade improving that saves us hours and provides serious insights into our servers... Can I have a copy free of charge so we don't have to call you any more?" ... Nope.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

People in IT, are you seeing that people in our field are just getting increasingly nasty and rude in day-to-day stuff? Or is it just me?

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Independent consultants out there, don't forget that you can say 'no' if it's the right thing to do.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Finally found a good can of hair goo to keep this mop in place

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

There's something surreal about watching a company spend a significant amount of staff time to make a platform change because an AI model says a piece of hardware should be running faster than it is (or can).

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I love irony. I just got a report of someone rebuilding a #SQLServer monitoring tool's deadlock tracking table because... of... deadlocks.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Due to the poor state of the (paved) roads here, I actually aired down the tires to make a drive to the store today.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Doing *something* when an IT system is acting odd is rarely the *right* thing to do.

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Rie Merritt @justrie.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Hey #MVPBuzz don't miss the chance! Call for Content for #FabCon Europe 2025 closes this Friday, April 18th. Get that session in ASAP! Join us for European #MicrosoftFabric Community Conference 2025 from 15 Sep 2025- 18 Sep 2025 at the Austria Centre, Vienna, Austria aka.ms/fabcon-cfc

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European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025: Call for Speakers

Join us at the European Microsoft Fabric Community Conference in Vienna this September! We are thrilled to invite you to the 2nd European Microsoft F...

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

One strategic #SQLServer covering index took a critical report from 1.25h @ 990MB/s I/O reads to just 78 milliseconds. I can live with that.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

ISV quoted a client of mine $2k to add a date filter on a four-line #SQLServer delete query. This ten-second task is on me. No charge.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Starting in one hour, come listen to Niko Neugebauer discuss #Azure #SQLServer observability with our HADR virtual group! It's free, and you might learn something! www.meetup.com/microsoft-da...

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

It's 2025. Why is 'clear your browser cache to fix this webapp' even a thing these days?

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

If you ever wanted to get 500-level with hashtag#SQLServer availability, check out our free webinar roundtable session today! Thomas =tg= Grohser and Brandon Leach will be discussing infrastructure-level VM high availability versus hashtag#SQLServer high availability features. lnkd.in/gKGDV5F4

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Jeff Hicks @jdhitsolutions.com · 17/03/2025

The #PowerShell community needs your vote. Nominations are open for the 2025 PowerShell Community Awards, which will be announced at #PSHSummit. Please visit buff.ly/zzP4dtx by 3 April 17:00 Eastern to cast your votes. Nominations are open to everyone. Summit attendance is not required.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Some captchas could be better worded...

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

After having multiple AI models misquote / fabricate things I've said with completely wrong info, I've pulled all of my blog content going back 15 years. I'll be back to writing sometime soon but behind an opt-in wall. Paraphrasing / quoting me is fine, but hallucinating completely false info - no.

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David Klee @kleegeek.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Being a DBA means being good at chess.

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