Restore AWS RDS Databases On-Premises
Did you know that you can restore AWS RDS databases to a SQL Server 2022 instance running locally using native backup and restore? Well you can. Let’s talk about...
2023-03-13
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Blog Posts
Tales From The Field Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of 03-06-2023 & Pineapple on Peperoni
Hello Dear Reader! Last week was an incredible week. We dropped new content on Monday, Tuesday had the Community Round Table, Wednesday MS Tech Bits, and released YouTube Shorts...
2023-03-13
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Adding a Computed Column–#SQLNewBlogger
Recently I needed to add a computed column to a table and realized that I didn’t remember the syntax. This short post show how to do this. Another post...
2023-03-10 (first published: 2023-03-01)
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Daily Coping 10 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is to notice three things you find beautiful in the outside world. I haven’t been outside a lot lately. It’s been cold and I’ve been busy...
2023-03-10
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SQL Saturday Atlanta 2023 Recap
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at SQL Saturday Atlanta! If you’re in the area, I highly recommend connecting with the local user group...
2023-03-10 (first published: 2023-02-27)
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Daily Coping 9 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is set an intention to live with awareness and kindness. One of the best things about these coping tips is that I have learned to be...
2023-03-09
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Using a data lakehouse
As I mentioned in my Data Mesh, Data Fabric, Data Lakehouse presentation, the data lakehouse architecture, where you use a data lake with delta lake as a software layer...
2023-03-09
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30 Interview Questions for a Database Administrator and Developer
This blog post summarizes the type of technical questions I would ask candidates for a Microsoft SQL Server data platform administrator and database developer role.Hopefully this helps both candidates...
2023-03-08 (first published: 2023-02-28)
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Daily Coping 8 Mar 2023
Today’s coping tip is ask someone how their day is going and really listen to them. I had the chance to do this with one of the kids I...
2023-03-08
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Documentation vs Automation
Originally, I was going to write a post on troubleshooting SQL Server. This is because I’m writing up and reviewing a lot of documentation at my current job. I’ll...
2023-03-08 (first published: 2023-03-01)
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Blogs
Local Models Using GPUs with Ollama
By Steve Jones
Can you use your GPUs when running a local model under Ollama? You can,...
Don’t Fear the Technology
By Brian Kelley
The concern that a particular technology is going to destroy the world seems to...
Creating a Custom SQL Server Security Checklist Using the DoD STIG
The STIG is detailed, which is a good thing, but I found myself wanting...
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RegEx Functions III
If I run the REGEXP_LIKE() function, does it match values in a case-sensitive fashion, or a case-insensitive fashion by default.
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