Training
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2021-09-06
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Anthony Nocentino
SQL Server on Kubernetes Book Published!
I’m super proud to announce that Ben E. Weissman and I have published SQL Server on Kubernetes – Designing and Building a Modern Data Platform available now at Apress...
2021-08-20 (first published: 2021-08-04)
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Pure Storage Links
SQL Server Pure Storage SQL Server Platform Guides Pure Storage SQL Server Best Practices Pure Storage SQL Server Scripts on GitHub Pure Storage ActiveCluster with SQL Server Azure...
2021-08-17
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Container Limits and SQL Server
Limits in Containers Docker gives you the ability to control a container’s access to CPU, Memory, and network and disk IO using resource constraints, sometimes called Limits. You define...
2021-08-06 (first published: 2021-07-25)
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SQL Server on Kubernetes Book Published!
I’m super proud to announce that Ben E. Weissman and I have published SQL Server on Kubernetes – Designing and Building a Modern Data Platform available now at Apress...
2021-08-04
10 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #140 Wrap up: What have you been up to with containers?
I want to start by saying thank you to all who submitted, and an amazing collection of people submitted some fantastic content. Also, thanks to Steve for asking me...
2021-07-28 (first published: 2021-07-17)
410 reads
Container Limits and SQL Server
Limits in Containers Docker gives you the ability to control a container’s access to CPU, Memory, and network and disk IO using resource constraints, sometimes called Limits. You define...
2021-07-25
19 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #140 Wrap up: What have you been up to with containers?
I want to start by saying thank you to all who submitted, and an amazing collection of people submitted some fantastic content. Also, thanks to Steve for asking me...
2021-07-17
4 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #140: What have you been up to with containers?
In recent years containers have come into the data platform world, exposing new technologies to data professionals. Microsoft put SQL Server in Linux, and shortly after that, SQL Server...
2021-07-07
15 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #140: What have you been up to with containers?
In recent years containers have come into the data platform world, exposing new technologies to data professionals. Microsoft put SQL Server in Linux, and shortly after that, SQL Server...
2021-07-07
3 reads
Blogs
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Monday Monitor Tips: SQL Auditing Preview
By Steve Jones
One of the features we advocates have been advocating for is a better way...
SQL Server 2025 CU1 Fixes the Docker Desktop AVX Issue on macOS
Microsoft fixed the AVX instruction issue in SQL Server 2025 CU1. The container now...
Forums
25 Years of SQL Server Central
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The Decoded Value
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Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition in Kubernetes: A Cost-Effective Alternative to RDS
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Deploying SQL Server Developer Edition...
Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers