Connecting to PostgreSQL from Azure Data Studio
I’ve been doing a bit of work with PostgreSQL as part of my work with Redgate. PostgreSQL is a relational platform that is open source, free to use, available...
2023-01-18
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Blog Posts
Daily Coping 17 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to get moving. Ideally do something outside. Taking time to walk the dogs outside, heading to the dog park to get them, and me, some...
2023-01-18
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Daily Coping 18 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to say positive things to the people you meet today. In general, I don’t encounter a lot of people on any day, but I do...
2023-01-18
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Heading Back to VS Live in March 2023
I’m speaking at VS Live in March 2023 for the Las Vegas show. This time it’s at Planet Hollywood, which is a hotel a new place for me. I’m...
2023-01-18
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Help! My tempdb is full and I can’t access SQL Server!
I got a call saying the database server is inaccessible because tempdb is full. I get online and try to connect because I want to see the error for...
2023-01-18 (first published: 2023-01-06)
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Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Error
I came across an issue with SSMS not loading properly recently. Regardless of launching from the start menu with or without administrator, SSMS would error out. Due to this...
2023-01-18 (first published: 2023-01-09)
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SQL Bits 2023
I’m honored to be heading back to SQL Bits 2023. I was selected to deliver one session, in the professional development track. With so many people submitting, I’m not...
2023-01-17
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Daily Coping 16 Jan 2023
Today’s coping tip is to learn something new and share it with others. I do this all the time. It’s a part of my job, and I did this...
2023-01-16
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Data Céilí Dublin 2023
Today we have launched Data Céilí (pronounced kay-lee) Dublin 2023, Ireland’s free, community led, Microsoft Data Platform event. We tried in 2020 but certain global events prevented us from...
2023-01-16 (first published: 2023-01-09)
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Identify Unused Indexes across all Databases
I had a request regarding how to identify unused indexes across all databases on a SQL Server instance (rather than just the current one). I’ve written this script before...
2023-01-16 (first published: 2023-01-05)
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
degree of parallelism
Team, I'm trying to figure out what will be the best recommendation to configure...
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