Blogging – goal achieved – 72 days early

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

So I started blogging in 2016: So why blog….now? It is very interesting going back and reading that first blog post. It was mostly thanks to my late great...

2019-10-21

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“xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun” – git in terminal does not work after macOS upgrade to Catalina

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

This blog post is how to get git going after upgrading to Catalina (10.15). I use git as a method of storing all my presentations and work files. It...

2019-10-19

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GotoWebinar (and Teams) won’t screen share after macOS update to Catalina (10.15)

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

This blog post is about the situation where after upgrading to the latest macOS version 10.15 – also known as Catalina – you may not be able to share...

2019-10-18

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The Data platform has evolved – so too must the DBA.

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

This blog post is around the changing landscape of both SQL Server and the people who are our trusted guardians of it – DBAs. If you have been involved...

2019-07-22

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“An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client cannot be found” – during SQL Server 2017 install

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

This blog post is about a situation that initially perplexed me – I was installing SQL Server 2017 onto a new DEMO machine – running Windows Server 2019. This...

2019-07-19

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Quick 6 month check – how are those learning goals going…?

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

So in January I wrote a blog post on some goals I had this year: Some of my goals for 2019 It’s now July – how are things going?...

2019-07-19

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How to resolve ‘Login failed for user’ and sa password lost (Error 18456)

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

This blog post explains how to get into SQL Server if you have lost your sa password or you have...

2019-03-11 (first published: 2019-02-23)

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Can you speak at my User Group or Conference? No? Sweet As – can you help people register please?

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

This blog post is not going to be a technical one…. but it’s about technology – well more accurately about bringing...

2019-03-07

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Authentication considerations for your applications when migrating to Azure SQL Managed Instances

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

This blog post is related to my previous blog post on Azure SQL Managed Instances:
Azure SQL Managed Instance – full blown...

2019-01-29

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Azure SQL Managed Instance – full blown SQL Server in the cloud….?

• by HamishWatson

• The Hybrid DBA's Blog

This blog post is one that I have had percolating in the background since around November 2018.
My good mate John...

2019-01-29

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