Daily Coping 28 Feb 2023
Today’s coping tip is to thank three people you feel grateful to and tell them why. This is something I tend to do privately, thanking people who’ve impacted my...
2023-02-28
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Blog Posts
A Corporate Wellness Day
Today is the corporate Wellness Day at Redgate. It’s a day off for almost everyone in the company, unless they have something that can’t get moved. A few support...
2023-02-27
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Checking the Microsoft Container Registry for new SQL Server images
A while back I wrote a post on how to retrieve the SQL Server images in the Microsoft Container Registry (MCR). It’s pretty simple to check the MCR but...
2023-02-27 (first published: 2023-02-17)
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Daily Coping 27 Feb 2023
Today’s coping tip is to tell a loved one about the strengths you see in them. For one of my kids, I’m letting them know that I see: responsibility...
2023-02-27
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Out of Your SSMS World, Jupyter Notebooks in Azure Data Studio – Louisville Data Technology Group, Feb 2023
It was a lot of fun to speak at the Louisville Data Technology Group in February. Sheila and I presented on Jupyter notebooks in Azure Data Studio. The session...
2023-02-27 (first published: 2023-02-14)
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Preparing for TOGAF Certification
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is one of the most well-known architectural frameworks in our industry. TOGAF is a framework that helps organizations implement enterprise architecture as a...
2023-02-27
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SQL Server 2022: The Future of Data Management
SQL Server 2022 and its enhancement … Continue reading SQL Server 2022: The Future of Data Management →
2023-02-27
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Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 02-20-2023
Hello Dear Reader! We had a beautiful weekend here in Florida. Spring is in the air, mainly because the temperature is ranging between 85 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. This...
2023-02-27
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What to know about the new accessible Power BI themes
In February 2023, Microsoft released some new Power BI themes that are more accessible than the other themes available by default. The blog post mentions the prevalence of color...
2023-02-25 (first published: 2023-02-24)
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Daily Coping 24 Feb 2023
Today’s coping tip is to be gentle with someone you feel inclined to criticize. It’s very easy, and maybe very human, to start to criticize others for doing something...
2023-02-24
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
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Identity Defaults
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Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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