dbachecks – Using Power BI dashboards to analyse results
For the last couple of months, members of the dbatools team have been working on a new PowerShell module called...
2018-02-22
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Cláudio Silva
- Website: https://claudioessilva.eu
I will be speaking at SQL Bits 2018
In two weeks from now, on 23rd of February, I will be speaking at SQLBits 2018! It’s my first time on the largest SQL Server conference in Europe for...
2018-02-09
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Using dbatools to verify your SQL Server instances version compliance
One of the main DBA's duties is to guarantee that SQL Server instances are up-to-date in terms of patches (Service...
2018-01-23
738 reads
New version of sp_WhoIsActive (v11.20) is available – Deployed on 123 instances in less than 1 minute
Last night, I received Adam Machanic's (b | t) newsletter "Announcing sp_whoisactive v11.20: Live Query Plans". For those who don't know...
2017-12-15 (first published: 2017-12-05)
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New version of sp_WhoIsActive (v11.20) is available - Deployed on 123 instances in less than 1 minute
Last night, I received Adam Machanic’s (b | t) newsletter “Announcing sp_whoisactive v11.20: Live Query Plans”.
For those who don’t know about it, sp_WhoIsActive is a stored procedure that provides...
2017-12-05
11 reads
Using Common Table Expression (CTE) - Did you know...
Today I will write just a short blog post to do a quick reminder!
I still hear a lot of people suggesting CTEs because they think it works like a...
2017-11-30
7 reads
Using Common Table Expression (CTE) – Did you know…
Today I will write just a short blog post to do a quick reminder! I still hear a lot of...
2017-11-30
706 reads
TSQL Tuesday #96: Folks Who Have Made a Difference
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is brought to us by Ewald Cress (blog | twitter) and is all about “folks who have made a difference” in our careers.
Thank you, Ewald! This is...
2017-11-14
3 reads
TSQL Tuesday 96: Folks Who Have Made a Difference
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is brought to us by Ewald Cress (blog | twitter) and is all about “folks who have made a difference” in our careers.
Thank you, Ewald! This is...
2017-11-14
4 reads
DELETE data on SQL Server HEAP table – Did you know…
Before I complete my question let me provide context. I've received an alert saying that a specific database could not...
2017-10-04 (first published: 2017-09-26)
2,683 reads
Blogs
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
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I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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reaching ftp thru winscp but erroring in ssis ftp task connection
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Finding Motivation
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
What does this code return?
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