Finding Identity Columns–#SQLNewBlogger
I had to find a set of identity columns recently and through this would make a good blog post. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves...
2023-08-25 (first published: 2023-08-02)
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Blog Posts
Open Online Community Hangout During PASS Summit
Are you bummed that you can’t attend the PASS Data Community Summit conference in-person this November during the week of November 13? There’s lots of reasons to be there,...
2023-08-25
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T-SQL Tuesday #165 Job Titles – What do you need?
My dear friend Josephine Bush a.k.a HelloSQLKitty hosts this month’s T-SQL Tuesday. Josephine’s call to us is to share our understanding of the multitude of job titles available out...
2023-08-25 (first published: 2023-08-08)
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Using Secrets in Docker Swarm for SQL Server
In a previous post I went through how to run SQL Server in Docker Swarm and in this post I want to continue delving into the Docker Swarm platform...
2023-08-23 (first published: 2023-08-02)
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What’s in a SQL Server Managed Instance?
My current position involves a lot of work with SQL Server Managed Instances so you’ll probably be hearing a lot ... Continue reading
2023-08-23 (first published: 2023-08-03)
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Creating and Configuring a Power BI VNet Data Gateway
If you are using Power BI to connect to a PaaS resource on a virtual network in Azure (including private endpoints), you need a data gateway. While you can...
2023-08-21 (first published: 2023-08-01)
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Decrypting Stored Procedures with SQL Compare
I had a client that was struggling with some encrypted stored procedures. They needed to decrypt them, which I know is a pain in the #@$%@#$@#$#@. I had to...
2023-08-21
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Reflections on the Software Industry
Every now and then we like to have someone do a guest post, with a topic of their own choosing. This time, we picked Kevin Miller (LI). Kevin is...
2023-08-21 (first published: 2023-08-01)
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A New Word: Rückkehrunruhe
rückkehrunruhe – n. the feeling of returning from an immersive trip only to notice if fading rapidly from your awareness, as if your brain had automatically assumed it was...
2023-08-18
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Data Types - Does size really matter? - nvarchar vs. varchar
How many of us have created a new table and used the default and first data type nvarchar for all of the text/alphanumeric fields, or had...
2023-08-18
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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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