Using a gMSA with SQL Server
As you already know, SQL Server runs as a service. And services require a service account to run under. While...
2018-03-02 (first published: 2018-02-19)
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Blog Posts
Using SWITCH On A Single Partition
Several months ago, I was looking at a question posted on ask.sqlservercentral.com. I discovered an answer to a question regarding...
2018-03-02
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What is the CXPACKET Wait Type?
This wait type indicates that parallel plans execute on the server. This wait type doesn’t necessarily means there is a...
2018-03-02
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YouTube Channel Update
Hey! Here’s the latest on my YouTube Channel. Click on through and subscribe. I’ll be doing lots of stuff on...
2018-03-02
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A Swiss Army Knife Might Not Make the Best Shovel
You might have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet as of late. We’re working on a super top secret internal...
2018-03-01
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An overview of SQL Server backup-and-restore process
In a manner of speaking, planning and implementing a SQL Server backup design is an art. Backup, Restoration, Recovery, Business...
2018-03-01
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Backup & Restore Script with a Move
Ok, I’ll admit it. I like scripts that are handy and do things. Especially if the scripts make my life...
2018-03-01 (first published: 2018-02-16)
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Database Superhero Adventures, March 2018 Edition
I had two SQL Saturdays this month SQLSaturday Cleveland (which was very cold) and SQLSaturday Tampa (which had very nice...
2018-03-01
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Information Measurement with SQL Server, Part 3: Inverse Probability and Bayes Factors
By Steve Bolton
…………In the last segment of this series of amateur self-tutorials, we discussed how to code various ways of...
2018-03-01
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Offline installation of SQL Server 2017 on Linux
SQL Server is now compatible with different Linux distributions, and there is a lot of excitement about it.
How ever one of the main questions when ever you say SQL...
2018-03-01
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Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
Forums
Backup Availability Group
Please I am hoping for some feedback Specifications: Windows Server 2022 SQL Server 2022...
How Do the Experts Become Experts?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How Do the Experts Become...
Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments Level 4 – Preparing for Production Deployment
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Reliable Database Deployments...
Question of the Day
Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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