A New Word: mahpiohanzia

mahpiohanzia – n. the frustration of being unable to fly, unable to stretch out your arms and vault into the air, having finally shrugged off the burden of your...

Finding Identity Columns–#SQLNewBlogger

I had to find a set of identity columns recently and through this would make a good blog post. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves...

Removing Weak Security from SQL Server

The password options for BACKUP at deprecated, which Steve thinks is a good thing.

What is .GitKeep?

An Interrupted Restore

Shift Right

DevOps often asks us to shift left, but Steve has a different idea today.

A Real World Clash with AIs

Protesters disable AI vehicles, setting up a clash between digital AIs and the real world.

Decrypting Stored Procedures with SQL Compare

I had a client that was struggling with some encrypted stored procedures. They needed to decrypt them, which I know is a pain in the #@$%@#$@#$#@. I had to...

The PowerShell Copy

Using AI with Data Tasks

Steve isn't sure that AI is that helpful with data tasks. It can be, but likely in specific areas rather than helping us with everything and taking our jobs.