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I focus on building elegant and scalable solutions to tough operational problems, and engage daily with SQL Server and PowerShell communities.

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Audit – Security Compliance Frameworks (Part 1)

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This blog series on Audit/Compliance/Security, this is first blog where we would discuss about...

Restore SQL Server Database to an OrbStack Container

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In the previous post, we've built a SQL Server 2025 sandbox in an OrbStack...

Day of Data Baton Rouge Slides and Code

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Thanks to everyone for attending my talk today at Day of data Baton Rouge...

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Can You Really Downgrade from Enterprise to Standard and Save Thousands? Here's What Happened

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What is CPU Usage?

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Limiting Checkpoints

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Limiting Checkpoints

If I use the -k parameter with a number after it, what does this change in SQL Server?

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