The Cloud
Steve Jones likes the Cloud and gives a few reasons why. He also thinks we'll see more data in the cloud over time.
2014-02-06
196 reads
Steve Jones
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Virtual Lab – Design and Setup
This is part of a series where I set up a virtual lab for testing and misc work. The other...
2014-02-06
1,294 reads
Just use Version Control
There are free systems out there. If you have no budget, and want to get started, download one of these:
Subversion:...
2014-02-05 (first published: 2014-01-28)
2,944 reads
Zombie Data
Old data can come back to haunt you. Steve Jones talks about potential problems when data comes back to life.
2014-02-04
167 reads
Big Data Comes to Hiring
Big Data is being used to analyze more and more data to produce better decisions. However that doesn't always work as people might expect. Steve Jones talks about some of the issues with using Big Data in hiring.
2014-02-03
179 reads
New Cartoons at SQLServerCentral
SQLServerCentral has commissioned a new cartoon that will be coming later this week.
2014-02-03
2,560 reads
Powershell in a Month Day 15 – Jobs
This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in...
2014-02-03
631 reads
Adding to SQL Server
This week Steve Jones wonders what you might want to add to SQL Server. With SQL Server 2016 likely in the early planning stages, where would you want to see the development effort focused.
2014-01-31
241 reads
Powershell in a Month Day 14 – WMI
This is part of my Powershell Challenge, to learn more about PowerShell (PoSh) using the Learn Windows Powershell 3 in...
2014-01-31
1,745 reads
2014-01-31
2,164 reads
Blogs
Building the Team: Roles and Responsibilities in FinOps
By HeyMo0sh
In my experience, FinOps success has never been just about tools or dashboards. It...
Tooling for Success: The Best FinOps Tools and Technologies
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps person, I know that to make FinOps successful, you need more...
From Planning to Practice: Setting Up Your FinOps Framework
By HeyMo0sh
As someone who works in DevOps, I’m always focused on creating systems that are...
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Breaking Down Your Work
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Question of the Day
Restoring On Top II
I have a database, DNRTest, that has a number of tables and other objects in it. The other day, I was trying to mock up a test and ran this code on the same server:
-- run yesterday CREATE DATABASE DNRTest2 GO USE DNRTest2 GO CREATE TABLE NewTable (id INT) GOToday, I realize that I need a copy of DNRTest for another mockup, and I run this:
-- run today USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest2 FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens? See possible answers