Presentation Nerves
My previous post on interviews and a number of conversations this year inspired me to write this post. I am...
2017-08-08
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Blog Posts
Remember What It’s Like to Be a Rookie
File this under “soft skills.” Let me start with a recent experience.
Last week I was leading a team of youth...
2017-08-08 (first published: 2017-07-20)
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SQL Server on Linux Series: Backing up over the network
One of the challenges with any SQL Server business continuity strategy is backing up your databases and logs on a...
2017-08-08
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SQL Server vs Oracle: End of Month
Continuing my series on SQL Server and Oracle, I thought I’d highlight a function that has been in Oracle from...
2017-08-08
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SSIS – Error while deploying package The locale identifier (LCID) is not supported by SQL Server
A quick blog post about an issue I encountered today. I tried deploying a simple SSIS project to my local...
2017-08-08
3,511 reads
Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 2)
In my previous post I answer the first of the regular questions I usually get in regards of the MCSA certification, if you haven't seen it I encourage you to...
2017-08-08
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Training and tips to get certified with Microsoft (Part 2)
In my previous post I answer the first of the regular questions I usually get in regards of the MCSA certification,...
2017-08-08
279 reads
Transparent Data Encryption with Azure Key Vault
Microsoft introduced Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) to SQL Server with the 2008 release providing a simple, easy way to add an extra layer of protection to our data. TDE is not...
2017-08-08
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Transparent Data Encryption with Azure Key Vault
Microsoft introduced Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) to SQL Server with the 2008 release providing a simple, easy way to add an...
2017-08-08
1,803 reads
TSQL Tuesday #93: 2 Job Interviews
T-SQL Tuesday #93
I decided to join the T-SQL Tuesday blog series that Kendra Little is leading this month, on the...
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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