SQL Server vs Oracle: Top N rows
In today’s continuation of the SQL / Oracle series, I thought it’d be nice to show how different the two are...
2017-08-09
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Blog Posts
SQLCLR vs. SQL Server 2017, Part 2: “CLR strict security” – Solution 1
As mentioned in Part 1 of this “SQLCLR vs. SQL Server 2017” series, the new clr strict security server-level configuration...
2017-08-09
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Statistics and the Ascending Key Problem
I’ve mentioned previously how not having up to date statistics can cause problems in query performance. This post looks at...
2017-08-09 (first published: 2017-07-25)
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This is how I recovered from a catastrophic failure
I was fresh off the boat* from South Africa, working in a small computer store in an equally small town...
2017-08-09
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Using PowerShell to check if your password has been in a breach
We know that we need to keep our credentials secure. We know that we should not re-use our passwords across...
2017-08-09
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#TSQL2sday: Interviewing Patterns
This T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Kendra Little.
I’ve been told interviewing is an art. Perhaps it is. I view it...
2017-08-08
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A Quick Start Guide to Managing SQL Server 2017 on CentOS/RHEL Using the SSH Protocol
This article details the following
How to get PuTTY and SQL ServerHow to install/uninstall SQL 2017 CTP2.1How to Upgrade to SQL...
2017-08-08
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Capturing Perfmon Counters With Telegraf
Setting up Telegraf to Capture Metrics I had a lot of issues with getting the GO enviroment setup in windows, this time and previous times. For using telegraf, I'd...
2017-08-08
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Capturing Perfmon Counters With Telegraf
InfluxDb & Grafana Series
Running InfluxDb As A Service in WindowsSetting Up InfluxDb, Chronograf, and Grafana for the SqlServer Dev
InfluxDB And AnnotationsCapturing...
2017-08-08
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Data modeling in Power BI using XML file with Parent and Children nodes
[2017-Aug-08] Support for XML structured files as a data source has been available in Excel, then was introduced into the Power...
2017-08-08
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Blogs
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later)
By SQLPals
How to Clear the SSMS Cache (SSMS 21 and Later) Updated...
The flight recorder: Replaying what an AI agent did on my SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
“What exactly did it do on my server?” is the first question a DBA...
Announcements from the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference — Barcelona 2026
By James Serra
Microsoft shared a broad set of Fabric, Power BI, and SQL updates at FabCon...
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Checking the Error Log III
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