Speaking at SQL Saturday #621–Silicon Valley
Once again I’m heading back to the Valley. I was accepted to speak at SQL Saturday #621 – Silicon Valley on...
2017-04-07
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Blog Posts
Testing the Identity Column usage in SQL Server with PowerShell and dbatools
SQL Server uses identity columns to auto generate values, normally keys. When you create an identity column, it has a...
2017-04-07
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UK Contracting: Brexit, Dividend Tax and IR35 Having a Huge Impact
At the end of March I wrote a couple of posts discussing the state of IT industry. It looked at...
2017-04-07
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Webinar: Streamline SQL Implementations
Webinar: on 12th Apr 10.00 AM PST, I will be speaking on “Streamline SQL Implementations”, if you are interested please...
2017-04-07
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Windows Tips and Tricks – Quick Screen Clipping
It’s quite easy to hit the PrintScreen key and capture the whole screen. But how do we quickly capture a...
2017-04-07 (first published: 2017-03-22)
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Apologies in advance
This is a quick post to apologise in advance if all my historical blog posts get republished.
Recently it appears that...
2017-04-06
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Are You Wasting Energy?
Often times we as leaders within our respective shops tend to waste our time focusing on the wrong things. Think...
2017-04-06
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Artificial Intelligence defined
The new buzzword in the industry is “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). But exactly what is AI and how does it compare...
2017-04-06
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Backing up SQL Server on Linux using Ola Hallengrens Maintenance Solution
With the release of SQL Server vNext CTP 1.4 SQL Agent was released for use on Linux. To install it...
2017-04-06 (first published: 2017-03-22)
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Delete an Azure SQL Database from PowerShell
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...
2017-04-06 (first published: 2017-03-22)
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Blogs
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
Creating a Local Model Chatbot on Windows
By Steve Jones
After my session at VSLive last week, I had a few questions from the...
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If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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