Changing the sa Password with SSMS–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

Cloud backup - MS StorSimple Applicance

In the previous post, I talked about how we can revamp the backup infrastructure for SQL to backup directly to Azure,...

Sarpedon Quality Lab presenting SQL Server 2016 In-Memory and Security Features in Arabia at SQL Gulf 3

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(“MARR-hah-bah”, Arabic: Hello)
This year takes me to yet another part of the world:
I have been invited to speak at THE...

SQL 2016 Temporal Tables By Example

Brief Description
Temporal tables allow automated change tracking of a table directly in to a history table which can be queried...

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All about Searching - Full-Text Indexes

SQL server has the capability to store text-based data in the form of char, varchar, nchar, nvarchar, text, ntext, image,...

Analytics Platform System (APS) AU5 released

The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has just released an appliance update (AU5),...

Basic SQLCMD–#SQLNewBlogger

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as...

Changing Of the Guard

As many of you know,  I stay very active within the PASS community.  In late 2007 I got my start,...

Cool Tools: Powershell ISE-Steroids

Disclaimer: I have been provided with a free license because I am reviewing. This doesn't impact my assessment of the...