SCOM Alert: MSSQL 2014: SQL Server cannot authenticate using Kerberos
Learn how to correct an error that is overloading SCOM by fixing an SPN.
2020-09-10
8,289 reads
Articles
The Two Ways Containers Will Revolutionize Database DevOps
Containers have already transformed the way application development works, but adoption has been slower for databases. Finally, the revolution is beginning. In this post, Kendra Little shares the two ways in which containers will dramatically change the way teams develop and deploy database changes.
2020-09-10
Half Of You Don’t Understand Variables and Transactions.
Do table variables and variables respect transactions? If we set the value of a variable during a transaction, and we roll it back, what happens?
2020-09-09
Configure SQL Server on Ubuntu 16.04 to use Active Directory Authentication
Learn how to get Windows Authentication working on an Ubuntu SQL Server on Linux instance.
2020-09-08
4,038 reads
Creating and Using Inline Table-Valued Functions
Inline Table Valued Functions (iTVFs) are one type of user defined function that is available to implement in SQL Server since SQL Server 2000.
iTVFs remain a very useful tool in our SQL armoury, so let's quickly revisit them and the different ways we can use them in our code.
2020-09-08
45,443 reads
The Future of DevOps
Join Microsoft MVP Kendra Little to discover how you can fully left-shift your deployments with version control and automatic cloning using Redgate's latest innovations.
2020-09-08
Using Azure Blueprints to deploy Azure SQL Server and Database with Key Vault Secrets
In this article we look at two methods of using Azure Blueprints to deploy Azure SQL Server and Database with Key Vault Secrets.
2020-09-08
Downloading a CSV File from an API Using Azure Data Factory
In this article, learn how to use Azure Data Factory with a REST API to download files.
2020-09-07
15,514 reads
How to Use Parameters in PowerShell Part II
PowerShell is a basic skill any administrator working in Windows or Azure should know. After writing his first article about PowerShell parameters, Greg Moore realized that there is even more to talk about. This article covers using pipelined parameters and more.
2020-09-07
Introduction to Analyzing Waits using SQL Monitor
Phil Factor sets out with the modest aim of giving you enough of an introduction to waits to better understand the wait information you get from a SQL Server monitoring tool like SQL Monitor, and the rather overwhelming amount of information available in the underlying DMVs and Extended Events.
2020-09-07
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Question of the Day
The Empty Aggregate
I have this table in a SQL Server 2025 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CustomerOrder] ( [OrderID] [int] NULL, [CustomerID] [int] NULL, [total] [money] NULL ) ON [PRIMARY] GOWhat is returned from this code? (answers are for the sum and then the count)
SELECT SUM(total) AS sum,
COUNT(total) AS count
FROM dbo.CustomerOrder;
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