The Desktop Rebuild–Part 1
I’ve had an aging desktop for some time. I originally bought it from Glenn Berry (b | t), who I think...
2016-06-24
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Blog Posts
The PASS Speaker Agreement
I hope when you’ve read all of this post that you’ll think that I’ve added to the discussion and not...
2016-06-24 (first published: 2016-06-20)
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The RGE
I first heard this little acronym from Grant Fritchey (b | t). He used it when talking about backups and restores,...
2016-06-24 (first published: 2016-06-17)
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Automating Azure Resource Management Authentication
I love Azure and I love PowerShell. They are a perfect marriage. It’s amazing how much automation you can do...
2016-06-23
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Azure Cortana Intelligence Suite – with Azure Data Catalog
[read this post on Mr. Fox SQL blog] I presented at our local Melbourne SQL Server User Group (SSUG) this week on Azure Cortana Intelligence Suite – and the integration with the...
2016-06-23
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Azure SQL Data Warehouse pricing
The pricing for Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW) consists of a compute charge and a storage charge. For compute, it is...
2016-06-23
884 reads
Comparing databases using SSDT
Another Twitter-born blog post! I love getting new ideas from the community. Real world ideas for solving real world problems!
The...
2016-06-23
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Comparing databases using SSDT
Another Twitter-born blog post! I love getting new ideas from the community. Real world ideas for solving real world problems!
The...
2016-06-23
310 reads
I’m speaking at Summit!
I’m excited to announce that I have been selected to speak at PASS Summit again this year! I’ll be presenting...
2016-06-23
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Power BI Custom Visuals Class (Module 03 – Hexbin Scatterplot)
In this module you will learn how to use the Hexbin Scatterplot Power BI Custom Visual. The Hexbin Scatterplot is...
2016-06-23 (first published: 2016-06-14)
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Blogs
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Forums
Case part is sloooooow
Hi So the case statement is slowing this down - but for the life...
Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
Comments posted to this topic are about the item When SQL Server Central Went...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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