Connect to SQL Azure database from SSMS
In this article I'll show you how to connect to SQL Azure database instance and create a simple database. First you have...
2016-06-17
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Blog Posts
Finding File Growths with Extended Events
I give a SQLSaturday session called "Introduction to Extended Events" and at a recent presentation I had a pair of...
2016-06-17 (first published: 2016-06-13)
6,484 reads
Return Max or Min Value of a Group of Columns as a Single Column
Recently, I needed a query to identify tables that developers had create as point-in-time backups of tables that were never...
2016-06-17
788 reads
SQL Prompt Prevents Stupidity
I upgraded my SQL Prompt recently, mostly as a habit. The team led by David and Aaron are always adding...
2016-06-17 (first published: 2016-06-09)
2,508 reads
SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 3
In past two weeks’ posts (1, 2) I talked about how I’ve got a few copies of Expert Performance Indexing for SQL Server to give away. This is a book that I...
2016-06-17
18 reads
SQL Server Indexing Book Giveaway – Week 3
In past two weeks’ posts (1, 2) I talked about how I’ve got a few copies of Expert Performance Indexing for...
2016-06-17
725 reads
SSMS Tools Pack - A Handy Tool for generating CRUD
So I've had this tool around for a while, but never found much usage out of it to be honest....
2016-06-17
2,935 reads
Upcoming Course – LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking
I’m pleased to announce that I’m working on a new course for Pluralsight.
The course is titled LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking.
This...
2016-06-17
787 reads
Upcoming Course – LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking
I’m pleased to announce that I’m working on a new course for Pluralsight.
The course is titled LFCE: Advanced Linux Networking.
This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain Linux...
2016-06-17
12 reads
Why is creating excel sheets from SSIS so hard ?
If there is one process that should be simpler than it is out of the box, it is creating Excel...
2016-06-17
1,453 reads
Blogs
Car Update September 2026
By Steve Jones
Software is hard. While I love our Lucid Gravity, I realize that they are...
Microsoft Tools for Making Data AI-Ready
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 2 (This is the second article in a three-part series...
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
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