InfluxDB and Annotations
This post assumes you've already setup InfluxDB and have Grafana running.
Inserting annotations Annotations are not a special type of resource, instead it's just another metric that you query with...
2017-08-07
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Blog Posts
Limitation of Virtual IP address (VIP) in Microsoft Azure – Part 1
Virtual IP (VIP) is a public IP address and created when a cloud service is created. A VIP is a...
2017-08-07
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Power BI and Data Security – App Workspaces and Power BI Apps
Shortly after I published the Power BI Security Sharing Data post in April, Power BI Premium, Power BI Apps, and...
2017-08-07
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SQL Server Agent and Daylight Saving time
There was a bit of chat today on the SQL Community slack about UTC and Daylight Saving Time. It reminded...
2017-08-07 (first published: 2017-07-19)
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SQL Server vs Oracle: Date formatting
Are you a DBA and just inherited a SQL Server or Oracle database? Are you migrating from one or the...
2017-08-07
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SQLCLR vs. SQL Server 2017, Part 1: “CLR strict security” – The Problem
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugle¯e¯ (need to avoid copyright infringement ?? )
SQL Server 2017 is soon to be officially...
2017-08-07
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Webinar – Supercharge Your SQL Server Data Warehouse with Columnstore Indexes
I have the pleasure to announce I’ll deliver a webcast for MSSQLTips.com at the August 24th of 2017. The webinar...
2017-08-07
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A Day of Data Science with SQL Server, Azure ML, Spark, Hadoop, and R
Hello Dear Reader! Next week in Jacksonville, Friday August 11th, I will be presenting a Day of Data Science: With SQL Server 2016/2017, Azure ML, Spark, Hadoop, & R....
2017-08-04
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A Day of Data Science with SQL Server, Azure ML, Spark, Hadoop, and R
Hello Dear Reader! Next week in Jacksonville, Friday August 11th, I will be presenting a Day of Data Science: With...
2017-08-04
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Azure – Storing all cmdlets in a file using Windows Azure PowerShell
Hello friends, windows Azure Powershell has a big library for Azure cmdlets which is very helpful in doing things without...
2017-08-04
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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
If I want to run sp_readerrorlog on SQL Server 2025, what permissions do I need?
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