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dbatools - Rich Datatypes

Some datatypes can be shown in so many different forms (think measurament units, dates with short/long forms, or regional settings) that can be difficult to have a standard. What...

2022-06-13 (first published: )

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Why You (usually) Want a Clustered Index

Note: I originally wrote this a few years ago but never posted it. It resurfaced when I migrated the blog so it’s being posted now.
After watching Kevin Kline’s (blog...

2022-06-13 (first published: )

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Azure VM Scale Sets

I really like scale sets. It lets you create and manage up to 1000 load balanced VMs per availability zone using windows or Linux images. (We can have flexible...

2022-06-09

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PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL

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PlanTrace Now Supports PostgreSQL The same plan analysis you know from...

A New Word: the Kinder Surprise

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the kinder surprise – . the point in your early adolescence when you realize...

Crash-Consistent Snapshot Cloning - Hyper-V Edition

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If you’ve been following my T-SQL Snapshot Backup series, most of what I’ve covered...

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The New Wave of Security Threats

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How to Calculate Distance Between Coordinates in SQL Server

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SSoL Support on the OS

On which Linux versions is SQL Server 2025 on Linux supported?

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