Database testing and ETL processes
Unit testing using tSQLt is really great, you call FakeTable on any tables your code touches and then insert the columns and rows your test actually need, nothing more,...
2018-05-01
1 reads
Ed Elliott
Making Deployments Simpler with Re-runnable Scripts
Make sure your SQL Server database release scripts to make life easier.
2018-04-20 (first published: 2015-11-17)
10,021 reads
Why didn't my Azure ARM deploy work?
I have been using Octopus to deploy ARM templates for a while now and the default task that comes with...
2018-04-09 (first published: 2018-04-04)
1,652 reads
Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour
I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments": "Managed Disk.", "type": "Microsoft.Compute/disks", "name": "[variables('diskName')]", "apiVersion": "2016-04-30-preview", "location":...
2018-04-05
1 reads
Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour
I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{
"comments":...
2018-04-05
312 reads
Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour
I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments":...
2018-04-05
186 reads
Interesting Azure ARM "Make it So" behaviour
I had a template that deployed a premium managed disk and a virtual machine. I defined the disk like:
{ "comments":...
2018-04-05
125 reads
Why didnt my Azure ARM deploy work?
I have been using Octopus to deploy ARM templates for a while now and the default task that comes with Octopus to deploy doesn't have any debugging information enabled...
2018-04-04
4 reads
Why didnt my Azure ARM deploy work?
I have been using Octopus to deploy ARM templates for a while now and the default task that comes with...
2018-04-04
122 reads
Why didnt my Azure ARM deploy work?
I have been using Octopus to deploy ARM templates for a while now and the default task that comes with...
2018-04-04
132 reads
Blogs
The Benefits of Teaching
By Brian Kelley
Even preparing for a class or seminar with set materials takes a lot of...
Power BI, Excel, OneLake – Dreams Do Come True!
By DataOnWheels
I can’t believe it’s finally here! A way to have Excel live in OneDrive...
The Book of Redgate: What Our Staff Says
By Steve Jones
This image is from 2010, and it goes along with my last post of...
Forums
Help! MEMORY_ALLOCATION_EXT wait stalls
Hi I have an overnight process that moves allot of claims records Been working...
Unlocking Data Transformation: My journey with dbt (Data Build Tool) on SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Unlocking Data Transformation: My journey...
Putting the Player with the Number
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Putting the Player with the...
Question of the Day
Putting the Player with the Number
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
DECLARE @player varchar(20) = 'Bo Nix', @num VARCHAR = '10' SELECT @player || @numSee possible answers