Use -eq in Powershell
I was writing a quick script to work with files and I only wanted to process one file for each...
2014-11-27 (first published: 2014-11-17)
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Blog Posts
Audit Database File Size Changes
If you just so happen to be running on SQL Server 2012 or later, you will need to change your event sessions that were tracking file changes. It is...
2014-11-26
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Audit Database File Size Changes
Recently I shared an article on how to track the growths and shrinks that occur within database files. I shared...
2014-11-26
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Exam Prep 70-463: More about Dimensions
This post is part of a series on this blog that will help me, and hopefully you, pass exam 70-463: Implementing...
2014-11-26 (first published: 2014-11-20)
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How to burn down your house while frying a turkey
It’s an odd query, yes, but in preparation to write this post I actually typed the above phrase into my...
2014-11-26
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SQL Saturday Parma – English Slide decks available to download
My SQL Saturday Parma slide decks are available to download on SlideShare.
The main topic of those presentations is database lifecycle management (DLM)...
2014-11-26
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Vital Statistics and Health Checks
This post has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with SQL Server. It does, however, relate to your career as a...
2014-11-26 (first published: 2014-11-17)
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What is Azure Data Factory?
The Azure Data Factory is a service designed to allow developers to integrate disparate data sources. It is a platform...
2014-11-26
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When the Problem is Not Them. It’s You.
Hello Dear Reader! I’ve been the Data Platform Management Lead at Pragmatic Works for almost two years now. It’s been...
2014-11-26
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Who’s on call
Kenneth Fisher:
I really enjoyed writing this post last year and honestly still enjoy reading it myself. And since tomorrow is...
2014-11-26
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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