Some of my goals for 2019
In late December 2018 I had a discussion with Amanda Martin the PASS Community Manager around things that I would...
2019-01-03
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HeyMo0sh
Adding a database running in a docker container to SQLTest
in my previous post I wrote about how easy it is to add the tSQLt unit test framework to your...
2018-12-29
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How to install the tSQLt unit test framework to start unit testing your database code
This blog post describes how easy it is to install the tSQLt framework.
Don’t know much about tSQLt? If you are...
2018-12-29
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How to use tSQLt unit test framework with a SQL Server database in a docker container
This blog post describes how to add the tSQLt unit testing framework to a database running in a docker container....
2018-12-29
1,466 reads
SQL Server services will not start automatically after server reboots
This blog post is about a situation where after windows patching the SQL Server service and SQL Server Agent services...
2018-12-17
326 reads
Setting up CentOS to run docker for SQL Server
This blog post is about running SQL Server in a docker container on CentOS Linux distribution.
This was both an experiment...
2018-12-13
309 reads
Connecting to SQL Server 2017 using Visual Studio 2017 and getting “An incompatible SQL Server version detected”
This blog post details the error you may get when using Visual Studio 2017 and you get errors that you...
2018-10-24 (first published: 2018-10-13)
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This is a company that practises what they preach
How good is a company at engaging with their user base? Obviously when things are going great then it’s wins...
2018-10-22
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Getting error “unable to parse remote unpack status” when attempting to push to Azure Repo in Azure DevOps
This blog post is about a situation where I went to push my latest local changes to my git repository...
2018-09-27
821 reads
Why you should always build an Azure based VM in a Resource Group
This blog post is based on conversations I witnessed between MVPs around commissioning and more importantly de-commissioning virtual machines (VMs)...
2018-09-26
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
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It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
Car Update September 2026
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Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some of the longtime SQL Server professionals here might be...
Checking the Error Log II
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Parameter Sniffing on SQL Server 2025: A Walkthrough with Real Numbers
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Checking the Error Log II
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