Error in SSMS: Attempted to read or write protected memory.
There are a lot of reasons to write a blog post. One of my favorites is when I’ve been asked...
2019-02-18
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Kenneth Fisher
What is your why?: T-SQL Tuesday #111
This month Andy Leonard (b/t) wants to know why we do what we do. Funnily enough, this is something I...
2019-02-12
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What’s a differential backup?
Of the different basic types of backups (full, differential and log) I find the differential the most interesting, and frequently...
2019-02-12 (first published: 2019-01-23)
2,156 reads
Using Cloud Academy
The other day I talked about using Microsoft Learn. Well, honestly, Cloud Academy is the learning tool I’ve been using...
2019-02-06
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Read-only tables
Sometimes you need a table that is read only. You don’t want anyone to be able to write to it...
2019-02-05 (first published: 2019-01-21)
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SQL Homework – February 2019 – Instance configurations
This homework series really has two purposes. It’s a primer for beginners. These are tasks I think most if not...
2019-02-04
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2019-01-30
240 reads
Controlling the firewall for an Azure SQL DB via T-SQL
The other day I took a Microsoft Learn course about securing Azure SQL DB. It was really enjoyable and I...
2019-01-29 (first published: 2019-01-16)
2,196 reads
SQL Bits 2019: The Great Data Heist
SQL Bits is almost here! It’s February 27th to March 2nd. SQL Bits is one of the most popular SQL...
2019-01-14
727 reads
#SQLCareer 4/4 January 2nd 2019
Last July (yes, it’s taken me 5+ months to finally finish this) Steve Jones (b/t) suggested that it might be...
2019-01-10
172 reads
Blogs
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
March 2026 SQL Server Security Updates
By Brian Kelley
On Patch Tuesday, in addition to OS and Office security patches, Microsoft also released...
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
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Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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