New parameter in sp_DBPermissions and sp_SrvPermissions: @CopyTo
I’ve added a new parameter to my permissions scripts (well, just the main two for now). Fair warning, it’s in ... Continue reading
2022-08-31 (first published: 2022-08-18)
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Blog Posts
pandas.DataFrame.drop_duplicates and SQL Server unique constraints
I’ve now helped people with this issue a few times, so I thought I should blog it for anyone else that runs into the “mystery”. Here’s the scenario: You...
2022-08-31 (first published: 2022-08-20)
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Daily Coping 30 Aug 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-08-30
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When good enough is good enough
Any time I’ve learned about the optimizer there is always one important thing that’s brought up. The optimizer is not ... Continue reading
2022-08-30
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AWS RDS Restore To A Point In Time
The single most important part of backups are not backups. The single most important part of backups are restores. It doesn’t matter a lick if you have 100, flawless...
2022-08-29
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Daily Coping 29 Aug 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-08-29
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Power BI guidance documentation
Recently there has been a number of great articles published on Power BI that I wanted to make you aware of that go beyond the features descriptions found in...
2022-08-29 (first published: 2022-08-09)
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Setting up SQL Server 2022 s3 Object Storage Integration using MinIO with Docker Compose
In this blog post, I’ve implemented two example environments for using SQL Server 2022’s s3 object integration. One for backup and restore to s3 compatible object storage and the...
2022-08-29 (first published: 2022-08-13)
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Daily Coping 26 Aug 2022
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2022-08-26
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T-SQL Tuesday #153: The Thing That Changed Everything for Me – SQLFamily
Kevin Kline (b | t) is hosting T-SQL Tuesday this month and it is to “Tell us the story of how attending an IT conference or event
The post T-SQL Tuesday #153:...
2022-08-26 (first published: 2022-08-09)
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Blogs
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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