Getting Comfortable Writing Code in Azure Data Studio
Learn some of the ins and outs of working with Azure Data Studio to develop SQL code.
2021-02-15 (first published: 2019-03-25)
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Steve Jones
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Building SQL Memorial - Automating Updates
In my last article, I wrote about the SQL Memorial structure for publishing information on the Internet for others to view. I had chosen Jekyll as a way of taking information in files and publishing it as a good looking website. However, I don't want to manually run Jekyll and copy the results to a […]
2021-01-28
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Building SQL Memorial - Getting Started
Introduction One of the projects I've been wanting to tackle for some time is putting up a memorial for those people that our community has lost. I talked about it when Dwain Camps passed, and I kicked myself for not having something available when Tom Roush passed. Recently Gareth Swanepoel suddenly left us after COVID-19 […]
2021-01-27
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SQL Server 2012 Build List
A list of the builds of SQL Server 2012. Updated with CU16 for SP2 and CU8 for SP3.
2021-01-13 (first published: 2012-04-17)
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How to Resolve Merge Conflicts in Git for SSIS Projects
In this part of the tip, we'll show you how to simulate a merge conflict when using Git for an Integration Services project.
2021-01-13
Database version control: Getting started with Flyway
Flyway is a multi-platform, cross-database version control tool. Carlos Robles explains Flyway’s history and shows how it works
2021-01-12
2021-01-01 (first published: 2017-08-17)
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Azure Synapse Analytics Data Integration and Orchestration
In this tip we are going to build a sample data pipeline and explore Azure Synapse Analytics data integration and orchestration features.
2020-12-29
Basic Git for DBAs: Ignoring Files and Customizing Your Environment
This is the eighth article in a series on the basics of using Git. The other articles in the series are: Basic Git for DBAs: Getting Started with Git Basic Git for DBAs: Sharing Files Through GitHub Basic Git for DBAs: the Basics of Branches Basic Git for DBAs: Making Changes in GitHub Basic Git […]
2020-12-14
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Simple Credential Management for DevOps Database Release to Azure SQL Database
This article looks a couple options for securely storing credentials when working in Azure DevOps.
2020-12-01 (first published: 2020-11-25)
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