Absolute computer fundamentals: the command line!
So I’ve spoken to more than one DBA who is not familiar with using the command prompt (aka command line)...
2018-01-02
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Blog Posts
Creating a Knowledge Base Chat Bot w/ Azure Bot Service
A while back you may have caught my blog post introducing the Power BI Chat Bot 9000. Since posting that...
2018-01-02 (first published: 2017-12-12)
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Implementing Smart Transaction Log Backups Using Ola Hallengren’s Backup Scripts in SQL Server 2017
This is part 1 of 2 part series on taking smart backups. Part 1 will be taking smart transaction logs...
2018-01-02
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New Year’s Resolutions for this DBA
It’s a new year, and if you read my post almost 2 week’s ago, you know that I’ve already started...
2018-01-02
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 81 – Social Network Graph)
In this module you will learn how to use the Social Network Graph Custom Visual. The Social Network Graph allows...
2018-01-02 (first published: 2017-12-12)
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Snow, Heathrow Airport, Disaster Recovery
I recently flew from Boston to the UK through the Heathrow airport. It just happened to be on the day...
2018-01-02
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T-SQL Tuesday #98 – Your Technical Challenges Conquered
Welcome to the January 2018 edition of T-SQL Tuesday and I am your host BlobEater (Arun Sirpal).
If you do not...
2018-01-02
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Upcoming SQLSaturdays
I have the priveledge of speaking at two SQLSaturday events coming up in the near future. This is the first...
2018-01-02
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Welcoming the Year 2018
I want to wish you a very happy new year! Twenty-seventeen has been an incredible and exciting year for our...
2018-01-02
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A month of SSMS tips and tricks
Wayne’s Tips and Tricks for SSMS
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS ) is a program that many just launch daily (or only...
2018-01-01
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
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....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Creating a Simple and Flexible...
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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