Goal Progress for Dec 2022
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2022. December is usually quiet, though this year I spent the...
2022-12-30
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday #157- “End of Year Activity” – RECAP
I am humbled that many posts were submitted for T-SQL Tuesday #157. There is such a wide range of plans to wind down 2022. So enjoy the posts below...
2022-12-30 (first published: 2022-12-20)
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Daily Coping 29 Dec 2022
Today’s coping tip is to ask for help and let someone else discover the joy of giving. I do most of the cooking in the house, but I thought...
2022-12-29
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Clickable SVG images in Power BI using the HTML Content custom visual
People have done creative things with SVG measures in Power BI, ranging from KPI cards to infographics to fun games. For my latest Workout Wednesday challenge, I used SVG...
2022-12-28 (first published: 2022-12-15)
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Daily Coping 28 Dec 2022
Today’s coping tip is to look for something positive to say to everyone you speak to. This works well during the holiday season as most people are in a...
2022-12-28
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Recommended Approach to Encryption in SQL Server
We looked earlier at the various places our data lives – on disk, in memory, in-transit across the network. A good strategy will protect all of these locations –...
2022-12-28 (first published: 2022-12-14)
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Daily Coping 27 Dec 2022
Today’s coping tip is to share a happy memory or inspiring thought with a loved one. This is a memory for me: This came up in a Google Photo...
2022-12-27
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Join me at VS Live Las Vegas 2023
I’m heading back to VS Live in March 2023 for the Las Vegas show. This time it’s at Planet Hollywood, which is a hotel I’ve never visited. I’m excited...
2022-12-27
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More DevOps with the SQL Solutions Group
I’m doing another webinar on Jan 18, 2023 with the SQL Solutions Group. You can register here and reserve a spot. Scott Klein and I did a webinar last...
2022-12-27
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Seeking Home Network Happiness
TL;DR: My home firewall/router is slow, please help me pick out a new one.
After replacing my firewall/router/WiFi access point one too many times, I’m ready to get off the...
2022-12-27
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Blogs
Advice I Like: Rewards from Work
By Steve Jones
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has words for. If...
Overcoming Challenges: Navigating Common Pitfalls in FinOps Adoption
By HeyMo0sh
Working in DevOps, I’ve seen FinOps do amazing things for cloud cost control, but...
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Creating a Simple and Flexible Random Password Generator in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences IV
When thinking about the identity property and sequence objects, which of these can be used with numeric and decimal data types?
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