Delayed durability, the TURBO button for your transaction log
As noted in the previous post, this month I got my learn on at Tech Outbound’s SQL Cruise Alaska. Which was awesome in so many ways, but I’m only...
2018-08-29
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Blog Posts
Employee Agreements & Contracts: Best Practices (23 minute video)
So you’ve got an employee agreement in front of you: now what? In this episode, I talk about practical steps you should take to make sure that you understand...
2018-08-29
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How Azure Storage Kick Starts Your Big Data Projects
So, your boss says, ‘Let’s do big data!’ And you think: ‘I don’t even know what that means or what...
2018-08-29
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Next week is SQL in the City Streamed
This picture is out of date. I’ll make sure we get a new one next week at SQL in the...
2018-08-29
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 117 – Multi KPI)
In this module you will learn how to use the Multi KPI. The Multi KPI is great for displaying multiple...
2018-08-29
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SQL Puzzle: Advent of Code
A few years back someone started the Advent of code. If you aren’t familiar with it, it’s an advent calendar...
2018-08-29
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Undercover TV- Episode 2
The latest webcast from SQLUndercover.com. In this episode David and Adrian take a look at a few blog posts that have caught...
2018-08-29
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What are my permissions?
Permissions are a common concern. One of the most frequent requests I get is I need X, Y and Z...
2018-08-29 (first published: 2018-08-16)
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Deleting Azure SQL DB
So you want to do a clean-up exercise in Azure and remove some databases. You go to delete a database...
2018-08-28
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Generating a Constrained Random Date–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2018-08-28
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Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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