Books & publications

With SQL Server Big Data Clusters (together with Benjamin Weissman) I show how SQL Server evolves from a traditional database into a full data platform for analytics, AI and data virtualisation.

The book takes you through one of the most impactful features of SQL Server 2019: Big Data Clusters. You learn how to combine various data sources – from relational databases to data lakes and streaming data – into one logical whole without physically moving data.

From architecture (Kubernetes, Spark and HDFS) to deployment, querying and advanced analytics: the book offers a practical and hands-on approach to bringing big data and traditional data together within one platform. With concrete examples you learn how to apply data virtualisation, integrate machine learning and extract value from large and diverse datasets.

With my book Pro SQL Server Wait Statistics I help database professionals to better understand and resolve performance problems in SQL Server. The book shows how you can use wait statistics as a powerful method to gain insight into what is really happening within your database environment.

Instead of guessing where performance problems come from, you learn to systematically analyse what SQL Server is waiting on — and why. From the internal workings of SQL Server to interpreting specific wait types and setting up reliable baselines: the book offers a practical and directly applicable approach to troubleshooting and tuning.

The result? Less trial-and-error, faster insight and better-performing systems.