PoshSSDTBuildDeploy Updated - Now With Pester Tests
Hello!
Some weeks ago I got the tests working on the CI build for PoshSSDTBuildDeploy. The tests were a bit of a mish mash, however they sort of did the...
2018-05-23
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Blog Posts
Pushing SQL Server images to the Azure Container Registry
The Azure Container Registry is an online repository for storing Docker images (think the Docker Hub).
What’s cool about this is...
2018-05-23 (first published: 2018-05-09)
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SSAS Tabular – Fact Table Key Columns Datatype Impact
Intro
I’m working on a solution where warehouse uses string codes as the keys for dimensions. Therefore the fact table is...
2018-05-23
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The public role
A common misunderstanding is that the CONNECT permission lets you do more than just connect to a database. It doesn’t....
2018-05-23
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Thoughts on Query Performance with TDE enabled
Microsoft state that enabling TDE (Transparent Data Encryption) usually has a performance overhead of 2-4%. That doesn’t sound like very...
2018-05-23
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Virtual Log Files: 200 or 1000?
Last week I had the privilege of reviewing possibly the best SQL Server production environment I’ve seen in Canada. During...
2018-05-23
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Azure PowerShell – List Data Center Locations
Occasionally I will come across the need to use PowerShell for my day to day activities. One such need came up this week when I was preparing to do...
2018-05-22
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Bring Your Own Key to Azure SQL Database TDE
I have previously written about using Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) with Azure Key Vaule as a great way to store and manage encryption keys for SQL Server. With Azure...
2018-05-22
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Converting JSON to SQL Server CREATE TABLE Statements
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Tedious, repetitive tasks are the bane of any lazy programmer. I know, because I am one.
One such repetitive task that I find comparable to...
2018-05-22
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Converting JSON to SQL Server CREATE TABLE Statements
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Tedious, repetitive tasks are the bane of any lazy programmer. I know, because I am one.
One such repetitive task that I find comparable to...
2018-05-22
5 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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