Daily Coping 13 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to take five minutes to sit still and breathe. Sounds simple. I find this to be very challenging. If I’m just sitting here, why am...
2023-01-13
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Blog Posts
How Long Will it Take to Encrypt Your Existing Data with TDE?
As we’ve seen in previous posts, the process of turning TDE on for an empty database with no data is instantaneous. Most of the time though you’ll be applying...
2023-01-13
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How Secure is TDE?
When we consider how secure a form of encryption is there are two things we want to consider. Let’s discuss each of these in turn. What are We Protected...
2023-01-13 (first published: 2023-01-03)
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Installing Flyway Community on Windows
One of the things I’ve been trying to do is dig in more deeply to the Flyway command line (CLI) as part of my work with Redgate. While Flyway...
2023-01-13 (first published: 2023-01-04)
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Azure SQL Managed Instance – Cost Saving!
We all would like to save money when operating in the cloud, Microsoft has released a stop / start concept for SQL Managed Instances – preview mode! At the...
2023-01-12
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Daily Coping 12 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to write a list of things you feel grateful for and why. My wife – our relationship continues to grow, and I cherish this after...
2023-01-12
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Daily Coping 11 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to do a kind act for someone else today to brighten their day This is one I’ve done before, but this tip reminded me to...
2023-01-11
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Power Automate: Sending Emails As A Different User
A common frustration when sending emails from Power Automate is how to force Power Automate to send your emails from a specific user. While there
2023-01-11 (first published: 2023-01-04)
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Running SQL Server on Apple Silicon
Last week I purchased a shiny new MacBook Air with an M2 processor. After I got all the standard stuff up and running, I set out to learn how...
2023-01-11 (first published: 2023-01-02)
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The Database DevOps SeQueL with SQL Solutions Group
Next week, on Jan 18, 2023, I’m doing another webinar with the SQL Solutions Group. This is the SeQueL to our first webinar on Database DevOps. You can register...
2023-01-11
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Blogs
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
PowerPoint to HTML with Claude AI
By Steve Jones
I had an idea for an animated view of a sales tool, and started...
Don’t Miss Out – SQL Server Query Tuning Fundamentals Starts Next Monday!
Next Monday, February 9, 2026, my one-day live online training SQL Server Query Tuning...
Forums
Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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