PASS Summit 2017 – the best ever
I have been a PASS summit attendee for 14 years now. This year is my 15th. Every year is different...
2017-11-05
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Blog Posts
A virtualized CPU forced me to eat my lunch early, every day, for weeks
I worked one particular contract where I was forced to take my lunch at 11:35 every day, and it was...
2017-11-03 (first published: 2017-10-21)
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SQL Clone Server Service Permissions
SQL Clone is amazing, and it can really save time and disk space for many organizations. I’ve got a series...
2017-11-03 (first published: 2017-10-23)
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An overview of Python vs PowerShell for SQL Server Database Administration
Today, Microsoft claims that Linux runs like a First-Class citizen on Azure, .NET Core has been open-sourced, and has been...
2017-11-02
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But I Don't *Want* To "Restore from a backup of the database or repair the database!"
Do you like Log Shipping?
Before my time at Ntirety I had done quite a bit of work with failover clustering...
2017-11-02 (first published: 2017-10-23)
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Contained Databases
Today's post is in regards a feature that was released with SQL Server 2012, it hasn't gotten the attention or used that it deserves even when it helps solving...
2017-11-02
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Microsoft MVP!?
What? Is probably the most common reply out there and if it is then that is how I felt when...
2017-11-02
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PASS Summit 2017 Day 2
It’s day 2 of the PASS Summit. Yesterday was a whirlwind of a day, after my early-morning post-Halloween trip to...
2017-11-02
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Query Store – SQL Server 2017 vs Azure SQL Database
I love the query store, it is powerful (can be dangerous) , easy to use and packed full of information. I...
2017-11-02 (first published: 2017-10-24)
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SQL PASS Summit 2017 Day 2 – Keynote Notes and Ideas
This morning, Dr Rimma Nehme tells us the story of the birth of Azure Cosmos DB, a global, scale-out database system. At the beginning of the talk, I can already...
2017-11-02
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Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Which 'Where' statement conditional upon a variable
Thanks in advance for any clues on this. I am trying to write a...
Backup to Immutable Storage
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Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Backup to Immutable Storage
In SQL Server 2025, a backup can be made on Azure Immutable Storage. What changes in how the backup is created?
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