SQL Server On Containers
On July 12th 6.30 PM PST, I will be presenting “SQL Implementations On Containers” @ at San Francisco data platform user...
2017-07-10
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Blog Posts
The Three A’s: Authorization
Having covered authentication yesterday, let’s move on the second A, authorization. Authentication was about proving identity. Now that we know...
2017-07-10 (first published: 2017-06-27)
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4TB disk sizes for Azure IaaS VMs available
Microsoft has introduced two new disk sizes for Azure IaaS VMs in P40 (2TB) and P50 (4TB) for both managed...
2017-07-07
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Bash on Windows
With SQL Server coming on Linux, some people will want to learn a bit of Linux. Or perhaps they need...
2017-07-07
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Friday Reading 2017-07-07
Final Lions Test tomorrow! The win last week sets up a thrilling series decider, if they win they’ll be the...
2017-07-07
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My SQL Server Development Toolbox
Having the right tools for the job makes the work much more efficient. However, for those just starting out in...
2017-07-07 (first published: 2017-06-27)
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Running dbatools commands with VS Code tasks
I’ve started to look at the excellent dbatools.io to automate some of the checks that I routinely perform on my...
2017-07-07
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SQL Crossword : T-SQL Keywords : June 2017
I did a SQL crossword last month (not my first one either) and it was pretty popular so I asked...
2017-07-07 (first published: 2017-06-28)
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Becoming an MVP
“Climb the mountain to see the world, not be seen by the world.” – from Tim Ford.
This past July 1 was...
2017-07-06
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Database Fundamentals #4: Create a Database
SQL Server provides multiple ways to perform most functions. In order to maximize your understanding of how SQL Server works...
2017-07-06 (first published: 2017-06-26)
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Blogs
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Forums
The New World Of AI Robots
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The New World Of AI...
Logic question in a WHERE clause using IIF?
Thanks in advance, I'm trying to avoid using IIF for performance reasons, but the...
Execute as failure
Security has long been a problem for me. Every time I think I understand...
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BIT_COUNT() V
What does this return on SQL Server 2025?
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