T-SQL Tuesday 177: Managing database code
I am excited to host the T-SQL Tuesday blog party for August 2024. I’ve done this many times, but I always remember when I was new to the community...
2024-08-07
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Blog Posts
Updating dbatools–Fixing the Certificate Failure
I was trying to update my dbatools install to test something and go this error. I fixed it with a little help. The Fix The short answer from Chrissy...
2024-08-07 (first published: 2024-07-24)
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How much space can I expect to recover from a rebuild after dropping a column?
In my last article - Identify Tables With Dropped Columns - we saw how we can identify tables that have columns that were dropped. Today, we are going to...
2024-08-05
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SQL Server Cross Platform Availability Groups and Kubernetes
Say we have a database that we want to migrate a copy of into Kubernetes for test/dev purposes, and we don’t want to backup/restore. How can it be done?...
2024-08-05 (first published: 2024-07-26)
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The Redgate Summit: New York
The final 2024 Redgate Summit in the US takes place in a few weeks, on Aug 21. Redgate Summit: The Database Landscape is coming to the Microsoft Office at...
2024-08-05
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Using Managed Identities with Azure SQL DB
We are trying to get apps and users off of using SQL accounts to access the Azure SQL DBs where I work. To make our lives easier, we are...
2024-08-05 (first published: 2024-07-25)
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A New Word: Bareleveling
bareleveling – v. trying to improve yourself without anyone else knowing about it, afraid that they’ll think it’s silly or grandiose or unnecessary, or that they’’ll end up calling...
2024-08-02
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Friday Flyway Tips–Comparison Defaults
One of the little details that I find matter more and more in enterprises is understanding why a tool behaves a certain way. OSS/home-grown ones often have limited docs,...
2024-08-02 (first published: 2024-07-19)
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My personal experience dockerizing a Rust Application: Deploy to AWS ECR using Github Actions
I have heard about many interesting things about programming in Rust and I decided to use Rust for one of my applications. I enjoyed the programming experience in Rust...
2024-08-02 (first published: 2024-07-20)
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SQL Training: The Hidden Engine Driving Business Growth
In the digital age, data is the new gold, but it's worthless if you can't understand and use it. That's where SQL (Structured Query Language) comes in. SQL is...
2024-08-02
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
degree of parallelism
Team, I'm trying to figure out what will be the best recommendation to configure...
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