Cloud Formations – A New MVP Led Training Initiative
Hello, data friends! Let me spread a few words about the new MVP led training initiative started by my friend and fellow MVP – Paul Andrew. It’s called Cloud...
2022-05-22
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Blog Posts
Efficient Cheating at Lego Video Games
Foreword
I’ve started to play Lego Video games with my daughter, and since it’s one of her first games, it can be a little frustrating.
Even though there are no high...
2022-05-21
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Come to VS Live Austin in June
I’ll be at VS Live this June to speak on a couple of topics. I love that city and I’m excited to get back to an in-person event. You...
2022-05-20 (first published: 2022-05-02)
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Daily Coping 20 May 2020
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...
2022-05-20
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SQL Homework – May 2022 – Books on Line
No one knows everything. Ask any senior level person in IT and they’ll tell you that they spend plenty of ... Continue reading
2022-05-20 (first published: 2022-05-05)
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Daily Coping 19 May 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...
2022-05-19
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Running dynamic SQL in a different database
This is one of those things that on hindsight was a stupid problem, but still cost me hours and a ... Continue reading
2022-05-19
65 reads
Daily Coping 18 May 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...
2022-05-18
23 reads
Metadata-driven pipelines in Azure Data Factory | Part 2
(2022-May-08) If you happened to read the Part 1 of this blog series, the main message of it was the Azure Data Factory Copy activity was not just a simple...
2022-05-18 (first published: 2022-05-09)
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Updated Pluralsight Course – Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Kubernetes
My updated course “Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Kubernetes” is now available on Pluralsight here! If you want to learn about the course, check out the trailer here, or if...
2022-05-18 (first published: 2022-05-09)
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Blogs
Why your data still can’t answer a simple question
Every organization I talk to has the same problem dressed up in different clothes....
T-SQL Tuesday #197 Invitation – An impactful session or two from a conference
By DataOnWheels
I am delighted to host this month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation. If you are new...
Did You Really Name That Default?
By alevyinroc
Ten years (and a couple jobs) ago, I wrote about naming default constraints to...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The day-to-day pressures of a...
CMS server query & temp tables
I am annoyed. We have a CMS server that has hundreds of servers saved...
The Problem Isn't Always Your Query or Schema... Sometimes It's Hidden Assumptions
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Problem Isn't Always Your...
Question of the Day
Identity Defaults
What happens when I run this code?
CREATE TABLE dbo.IdentityTest
(
id int IDENTITY(10) PRIMARY KEY,
somevalue VARCHAR(20)
)
GO
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