AI Experiments–Who am I and how am I remembered?
I saw someone noting that AIs shouldn’t write obituaries. Since I maintain sqlmemorial.org, I wanted to see what would happen for me. This is part of a series of...
2023-05-16
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Blog Posts
Stop Using Balanced Power with SQL Server
The OS default Power Plan for Windows is Balanced Power. This can cause degraded overall performance for SQL Server. Balanced Power is a great concept to help conserve energy...
2023-05-16
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VMUG Ireland – Belfast
The second VMUG Ireland event of the year is taking place on the 15th of June in Belfast! When: Thursday 15th of June @ 2pm until 5pm Where: Ormeau...
2023-05-16
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Create First Azure Data Factory Pipeline
In my previous post, we explored the basics of creating First Azure Data Factory. Today, I want to delve deeper into the process of creating and configuring pipelines within...
2023-05-15 (first published: 2023-05-01)
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Leveling Up for Sales and Marketing
I’m heading to Austin today for Redgate’s internal Level Up conference. This is designed to help employees improve their skills in some way. The original ones focused on technology...
2023-05-15
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Microsoft Digital Event Pre-Show: Azure FastTrack, Power BI CAT, & Azure Synapse Analytics PG
Next week is Microsoft Build and there is a Microsoft Digital Event occurring on May 24 - 25 starting at 9 AM Pacific Time for a live simulcast with a lot...
2023-05-15
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Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 05-08-2023 Mother's Day, Big News for MS Build, & the recap
Hello Dear Reader!! We also have some really, really, BIG NEWS for next week! It also happens that next week is Microsoft Build, make sure to register for free! But...
2023-05-15
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TDE: Database Backups and High Availability
Database backups continue to work without change when you have TDE enabled. The only difference is that the backups contain encrypted data that cannot be read without the certificate...
2023-05-15
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Techorama Slides – Analyze Cosmos DB Data with Synapse Link
I’ve uploaded the slides for my session at Techorama to Github.
The post Techorama Slides – Analyze Cosmos DB Data with Synapse Link first appeared on Under the kover of...
2023-05-15
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The first two chapters of my book are available!
As I have mentioned in prior blog posts, I have been writing a data architecture book, which I started last November. The title of the book is “Deciphering Data...
2023-05-15 (first published: 2023-05-03)
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Blogs
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL
PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...
A New Word: the Kinder Surprise
By Steve Jones
the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...
Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition
If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...
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SSoL Support on the OS
On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?
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