Getting the SQL Connections

The Cloudy Future in 2021

There is inspiration at the Microsoft Ignite conference.

An Empty NumPy Array

Daily Coping 10 Mar 2021

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Quick NoLock with SQL Prompt

First, please, please, please, avoid NoLock. You can lose data, or get strange results, as Jason Strate demonstrates (blog | video). Before you read further or try this, read...

The Ease of Containers

Containers have changed how to develop and deploy software. They haven't caught on with databases as much, but Steve thinks this will change.

A New Git Default Branch

I learned a new trick from Andrew Pruski. In a blog on avoiding PowerPoint, he had htis neat trick: git config --global init.defaultBranch main Apparently, this is a new...

Daily Coping 9 Mar 2021

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...

Distributed SQL Databases

There are new platforms out there that promise a distributed SQL relational database. Steve talks about a few today.

Parameters in RAISERROR