Friday Reading 2018-01-11
Phew, what a week! Have been looking for a new flat to live so it’s been a bit mad. Have...
2018-01-12
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Blog Posts
My Tech Reading List to Start the Year
My bold learning goals call for adequate preparation and proportionate action. Before plunging into the challenge, I need to get...
2018-01-12 (first published: 2018-01-02)
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Block Select/Replace (Day 11)
While Regular Expressions lets us work with text not cleanly formatted, if you are trying to work with text that...
2018-01-11
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Changing the Path for the Master Database
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Changing the Path for the Master Database
This article will show how we can move the master database to a new location.
The ALTER DATABASE command would work for moving...
2018-01-11
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Changing the Path for the Master Database
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Changing the Path for the Master Database
This article will show how we can move the master database to a...
2018-01-11
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DevOps Does Not Make Admins Obsolete
As a follow up to my tweet, I stand by my belief that DevOps does not make administrators obsolete. I...
2018-01-11 (first published: 2018-01-03)
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Fun with sp_rename
Currently the only way to rename objects in SQL Server is to use sp_rename. Although that may be changing in...
2018-01-11
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How to Change the File Extension for a Data File
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How to Change the File Extension for a Data File
In general, the file extensions that we use for SQL Server data files are MDF (Primary Data File), NDF...
2018-01-11
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How to Change the File Extension for a Data File
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How to Change the File Extension for a Data File
In general, the file extensions for our SQL Data Files...
2018-01-11
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How to fix Orphaned Users easily
What are Orphaned Users
“Orphaned Users” is a common issue in SQL Server where a Database User is no longer associated...
2018-01-11 (first published: 2018-01-03)
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Blogs
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
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SQL Art, Part 3: Happy Easter Fun in SSMS
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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