Podcast: Big Data Solutions in the Cloud
In this podcast I talk with Carlos Chacon of SQL Data Partners on big data solutions in the cloud. Here is...
2018-04-16
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Blog Posts
Podcast: Big Data Solutions in the Cloud
In this podcast I talk with Carlos Chacon of SQL Data Partners on big data solutions in the cloud. Here is...
2018-04-16
170 reads
Query tuning: Apply yourself
It’s Friday and I’m ready for the weekend as I’m sure everyone else is. This weekend I’m looking forward to...
2018-04-16 (first published: 2018-04-06)
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The Uni-Code: The Search for the True List of Valid Characters for T-SQL Identifiers, Part 3 of 2 (Delimited Identifiers)
(last updated: 2018-04-18)
This is Part 3 of 2. Yes, you read that correctly. You see, way back at the very...
2018-04-16
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Best-practices, guiding principles of choosing procedure parameters
Designing implementation of interface is as critical as designing interface itself. In this post we will discuss some advice on...
2018-04-14
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Custard Indexes
Not sure how or why this popped into my head (and too late for April Fools!), but it amuses me...
2018-04-13
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Farewell, Robert Davis
Robert Davis (@SQLSoldier) died on Monday. A great technical guy, he did a lot of writing and presenting and answering...
2018-04-13 (first published: 2018-04-04)
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How to sync user logins across SQL Server instances – dbatools is brilliant
This blog post is about how brilliant dbatools are. In this case – for syncing user logins between SQL Server instances.
Background:
Whenever...
2018-04-13
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ITIL certification for DBAs – Part 1
In some point of your career as DBA you might have interacted with ITIL or at least your heard about...
2018-04-13
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ITIL certification for DBAs – Part 2
In my previous post I did my best explain a little bit what ITIL is and how important is for...
2018-04-13
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Blogs
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
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Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
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Designing SQL Server Pipelines That Are Ready for AI Before You Actually Need AI
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String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
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