Friday Flyway Tips–Commit and Push

Flyway Desktop includes version control features with Git. One thing that was added in v6.5+ was the ability to commit and push. I’ve been working with Flyway Desktop for...

Tracking Backup to Nul

Creating Empty Repos in Azure DevOps–#SQLNewBlogger

I saw someone struggling with getting started with a Visual Studio project and Azure DevOps. They got a conflict, which I’ll show and then get you started with an...

Using the OPENJSON Type

Webinar: The Cloud, the Future, and Bob Ward at the Summit

I’m doing a webinar next week with Bob Ward, a principal architect for Microsoft working on Azure and SQL Server. I’ve had the chance to work with Bob quite...

OPENJSON and Versions

A Multitude of Summary Views in SQL Compare 15

A client asked for a summary of changes, so I wrote a post to show where to find this in SQL Compare 15. As I was checking out the...

A New Word: Vulture Shock

vulture shock – n. the nagging sense that no matter how many days you spend in a foreign country, you never quite manage to step foot in it –...

The Incomplete Standby

The Team You Want

Steve asks about your team at work today. What you like, what you need, even what you want to see in those with whom you work.