T-SQL Tuesday #097: Learning Plans
Stylishly Late
I am fabulously late and therefor breaking the guiding rules that make up TSQLTuesday. Where’s the ruler to slap...
2017-12-18
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday #97 Roundup: Learning goals for 2018
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party started by respected SQL Guru Adam Machanic. I was honored with hosting this...
2017-12-18
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When do usernames and passwords belong in connection strings
tl;dr: When using a windows or active directory authenticated id you do not put the username or password into your...
2017-12-18
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Some Thoughts on Community, Leadership, and Continuous Improvement
The SQL Server community is just awesome. I can’t say that enough. I may sound like a broken record when...
2017-12-17
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Attempting to Run SQL on Linux Inside Windows Subsystem for Linux
Shawn Melton MVP and dbatools contributor last week had an issue running SQL Server on Linux inside of Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Error trying to configure #sqlLinux on the openSUSE...
2017-12-16
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Attempting to Run SQL on Linux Inside Windows Subsystem for Linux
Shawn Melton MVP and dbatools contributor last week had an issue running SQL Server on Linux inside of Windows Subsystem...
2017-12-16
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Changing TFS to use HTTPS? — update your agent settings too….
This blog post is about Team Foundation Server (TFS) and is about the situation where you need remember to update...
2017-12-16
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The Value of Shortcuts
Decades ago when I was working as a retail clerk, I had a boss named Billy. Billy was a pragmatic...
2017-12-16
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New version of sp_WhoIsActive (v11.20) is available – Deployed on 123 instances in less than 1 minute
Last night, I received Adam Machanic's (b | t) newsletter "Announcing sp_whoisactive v11.20: Live Query Plans". For those who don't know...
2017-12-15 (first published: 2017-12-05)
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Testing a Birthday Month Query
I ran across a post from a tester, wondering how to write a query for birthday months. This makes sense,...
2017-12-15 (first published: 2017-12-04)
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Blogs
A New Word: Dorgone
By Steve Jones
dorgone– adj. wondering if you could slip away from an event or group conversation...
Tell It Once: Setting Up Claude With Skills and MCP Servers
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SQL Server Transaction Log Forensics: Preserving Evidence During an Incident
By SQLPals
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