2020 review: the year by the numbers
The last post of the year! It’s been a terrible year all round, as I’m sure you’ll all […]
Archives de l’année : 2020
2010s: the decade in books
Back in 2009 I started posting a summary at the end of the year of what I read […]
Your Ten Favorite Blog Posts from 2020
The most popular posts this year were when I ran my Fundamentals classes for free throughout the year. […]
SSRS Install, Setup and Configuration
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PowerShell Day By Day: The Pipeline
In this article, I wanted to discuss the PowerShell (PoSh) pipeline, which was confusing to me at first […]
[Video] Office Hours: SQL Server Career Q&A, Part 3
Here’s the last video in my vacation series with the answers to your most-upvoted professional development questions. Enjoy! […]
Released: SQL Server Replication Management Pack (7.0.28.0)
This release brings support for older SQL Server versions (2012, 2014, 2016) into the version agnostic MP. That […]
Save costs with Azure Data Factory
A typical project following any industry standard process for building Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines will have different […]
Azure Synapse Analytics Data Integration and Orchestration
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As an Attendee, What’s Important to You In a New ...
With PASS shutting down, it’s time to think about what the community builds in its place. There are […]
Monitoring Amazon RDS SQL Servers to Optimize Performance and Manage ...
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SQL Server REPLACE
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Migrate the SSIS Catalog in Just a Few Clicks
From SQL Server 2012 onwards, Microsoft introduced a new deployment model in SSIS, called the project deployment model. […]
Stored Procedure in SQL Server with R Code
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Database Build Blockers: Four-part Object References
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[Video] Office Hours: SQL Server Career Q&A, Part 2
Last week, I posted a call for questions about SQL Server careers and professional development, and y’all asked […]
Execute SSIS Package with SQLCMD and Parameters
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Sharing SQL Code Snippets with Coworkers, The World and Yourself
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Resources for the SQL Server and Azure Data community
This year has been marked by a combination of challenges and change. Like so many people and organizations […]
Why we moved SQL Server monitoring on Prometheus and Grafana
During this year, I spent a part of my job on understanding the processes and concepts around […]
How to Batch Updates A Few Thousand Rows at a ...
You’ve got a staging table with millions of rows, and you want to join that over to a […]
How To Install SSAS 2019
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Scheduling SQL Scripts Using Jenkins
Introduction There are scenarios where you need to schedule the SQL Server scripts without using SQL Server Agent, […]
The case for SQL Server Agent 2.0
Introduction SQL Server Agent enables the ease of scheduling routine tasks without leaving the comfort zone of SQL […]
Tackling the challenges of hybrid, cloud, and on-premises SQL Server ...
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Released: Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 2.1.1
We have released an update to Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, version 2.1.1. The update addresses a few issues that are important […]
Project Cortex : le plus ambitieux projet de Microsoft 365 après Teams
Annoncé par Microsoft lors de son événement Ignite fin 2019, Project Cortex aura pris un an à […]
How to Configure Amazon RDS SQL Server for Windows Authentication
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Whitepaper: Enabling fast and easy database migrations with Flyway
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The End of the Professional Association for SQL Server #SQLPASS
This afternoon, PASS announced that their operations will cease in January: We are saddened to tell you that, […]
SQL Tools December release recap
The December releases of Azure Data Studio 1.25 and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.8 are now generally […]
Frequently Asked Questions from Office Hours
In my Twitch & YouTube live streams, some questions seem to come up every week. I’m not expecting […]
SQL pod may get stuck in « ContainerCreating » status when you ...
When we deploy SQL Server on AKS, sometimes we may find SQL HA is not working as expect. […]
SQL pod may stuck in « ContainerCreating » status when you stop ...
When we deploy SQL Server on AKS, sometimes we may find SQL HA is not working as expect. […]
Join the Redgate Tool Tips Swap
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Using Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
Introduction In my previous article named An Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace,I discussed the step-by-step process to […]
SQL Server Error Log Configuration
Most applications have a log of some sort that tracks activity. SQL Server is no different. It […]
SQL Server Error Log
Most applications have a log of some sort that tracks activity. SQL Server is no different. It […]
[Video] Office Hours: SQL Server Career Q&A, Part 1
I posted a call for questions about SQL Server careers and professional development, and y’all asked a lot […]
Effective Data Governance: Being Grown Up About Data
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Wanna Ask Me Anything About Careers & Professional Development?
I’ll be answering your questions from right here. Ever wanted to ask me questions about careers or professional […]
Introduction to PostgreSQL Database on Amazon RDS
In this article, I am going to explain how to create a PostgreSQL database using Amazon RDS. Amazon […]
Updated First Responder Kit and Consultant Toolkit for December 2020
sp_BlitzLock gets better identification of parallel deadlocks, sp_DatabaseRestore uses Ola’s scripts for logging, and lots of bug fixes […]
Email Validation Simplified with Web API and SSIS
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What is a Data Catalog?
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Basic Git for DBAs: Ignoring Files and Customizing Your Environment
This is the eighth article in a series on the basics of using Git. The other articles in […]
Introducing adutil – A tool to ease configuration of AD ...
We are excited to introduce adutil in public preview, this is a CLI based utility developed to ease […]
Free Webcast: 3 Ways to Prove Your SQL Server Storage ...
Your users are complaining that their queries are slow. You’ve tried changing SQL Server settings, tuning indexes, but […]
Database Updates: Rolling Back and Fixing Forward
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DBA in training: Know your server’s limits
The series so far: DBA in training: So, you want to be a DBA… DBA in training: […]