SQL Server on Docker with new Environment Variables
As of CTP 2.1 for SQL Server 2017 a set of new environment variables are available. These variables allow us...
2017-05-17
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Blog Posts
TIL: Microsoft Azure Part 1
I thought maybe it would be a good idea to start a multi-part series on Today I Learned (TIL) about...
2017-05-17
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T-SQL FizzBuzz
I was looking around for something to write about this evening and came across one of Russ Thomas’ (b/t) old...
2017-05-17
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Update to DBCC LOGINFO in SQL Server 2017
One of the new features included in SQL Server 2017 that Microsoft has detailed here is a new DMF called...
2017-05-17
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Weaning yourself off of SQL Profiler (Part 2)
In a prior post, I shared a script that will take a running trace and show you the XE events...
2017-05-17
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Create a Whitelist for SQL Server - UPDATED!!!
A while back, I posted an article about creating a WhiteList for access to SQL Server. Since then I have...
2017-05-16
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Knowing the Options
Have you every executed a query in SQL Server Management Studio, looked at the execution plan, and noticed that it...
2017-05-16
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Migrate an SQL database from Windows to Linux using backup-and-restore and SMB Protocol
In an attempt decouple systems, we may modularize them. In most cases, we would need to move databases from one...
2017-05-16
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Pester for Presentations – Ensuring it goes ok
Whilst I was at PSCONFEU I presented a session on writing pester tests instead of using checklists. You can see it here
During the...
2017-05-16
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 49 – SandDance)
In this module you will learn how to use the SandDance Power BI Custom Visual. The SandDance visual is an...
2017-05-16 (first published: 2017-05-01)
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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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