Brief Description about SQL Server Encryption
Encryption is a good technique using which a particular data is obfuscated with a key or password. This makes the data useless until any decryption key or password is...
2018-04-07
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Blog Posts
Hide and Abstract the physical layer
How to build an abstraction layer between physical and logical layers in the database code
2018-04-07
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Friday Reading 2018-04-06
Feels like an age since I posted some links. So busy these days!
I’m really excited today as tomorrow I head...
2018-04-06
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SQL Server 2017 on Linux in the Azure portal
SQL Server 2017 now is considered as a hybrid database enterprise solution as it expands its market and is ported to...
2018-04-06
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SQLSaturday Tools
Much has been said about SQL Saturday tools and how PASS is pulling back from development of those tools past...
2018-04-06 (first published: 2018-03-27)
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Syspolicy Phantom Health Records
SQL Server comes with a default SQL agent job installed (for most installations) to help manage the collection of system health data. I would dare say this job is...
2018-04-06
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Use Boot Diagnostics to see what your Azure VM is doing at boot time
This blog post is about how to diagnose what your Azure VM is doing while it is booting.
I have a...
2018-04-06 (first published: 2018-04-04)
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When was my last backup / CheckDB / index maintenance?
Keep a good eye on your backup and maintenance; they’re kind of important to the health and well-being of your job wait I mean...
2018-04-06
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Changing the port for SQL Server in Azure Container Services
I got asked this question last week and it’s a very good one. After all, running Sql Server in Azure...
2018-04-05 (first published: 2018-04-04)
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Creating Bar Graph In SQL Server 2017 Using R
Creating a bar graph with R in SQL Server 2017 is relatively easy. It’s just a matter of finding the correct...
2018-04-05 (first published: 2018-04-03)
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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The DBA is Dead; Long...
Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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