Running Powershell with Task Scheduler
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as#SQLNewBloggers.
One...
2015-12-09
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Blog Posts
Sentiment Analysis with Power BI
I was recently asked by a customer to help them do some Text analysis of course evaluation data. They wanted...
2015-12-09 (first published: 2015-12-02)
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T-SQL Tuesday #73 – Naughty or Nice?
Thank you to SQLBalls ( b | t ) for hosting this month’s #tsql2sday.
As you work with SQL Server look around you....
2015-12-09
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Apathy – A quick path to the naughty list.
It’s the Christmas season! And it’s T-SQL Tuesday! And Bradley Ball (b/t), SQL’s very own superhero (one of many really...
2015-12-08
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Data Compression
Data compression is often misunderstood to cost CPU in exchange for smaller size on disk. Somewhat true, but that simple...
2015-12-08
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Querying the Plan Cache
I love working with indexes, and I need to know what’s using them to work on them intelligently. Most of...
2015-12-08 (first published: 2015-12-01)
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SQL SERVER – Random function in Dynamic Data Masking in SQL Server 2016 CTP 3
Hi friends, With new CTP version of SQL Server 2016 many new functionality are added and modified. As with introduction...
2015-12-08
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T-SQL Tuesday #73: IOPS on Azure VM's Naughty to Nicer
Hello Dear Reader! Last week I posted the invitationto T-SQL Tuesday #73. The premise? “As you work with SQL Server look around you. Is your environment Naughty or Nice? ...
2015-12-08
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T-SQL Tuesday #73: IOPS on Azure VM's Naughty to Nicer
Hello Dear Reader! Last week I posted the invitationto T-SQL Tuesday #73. The premise?
“As you work with SQL Server...
2015-12-08
652 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #73: Never Made That Mistake Again
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly community-wide blogging event created by Adam Machanic (blog|@AdamMachanic), and everyone is invited to particpate. This...
2015-12-08
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Blogs
Flyway Tips: Object History
By Steve Jones
It’s a small change, but a handy one. Flyway Desktop (FWD) now includes the...
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...
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Looking for old SQL Server 1.x - 4.21 disks, manuals, boxes, etc.
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Checking the Error Log II
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Checking the Error Log II
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