Goal Progress for May 2022
I set goals at the beginning of the year, and I’m tracking my progress in these updates during 2022. A few days late, and I missed April, but I’m...
2022-06-03
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Blog Posts
How can I use the identity column, without knowing identity column’s name.
One of the most fun parts of blogging is when you learn something completely unexpected while writing a blog. The ... Continue reading
2022-06-03 (first published: 2022-05-12)
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Speaking on Ethics in Modern Data at Improving Edge 2022
Christine and I are looking forward to speaking at the Improving Edge conference, co-presenting our session on Monday, June 6th. Our presentation on “Ethics in Modern Data” features topics relevant...
2022-06-03
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Two Percent, Five Percent, More?
I was reading Seth Godin today and he makes this claim: If 2% of a population takes coordinated action, it makes a difference. If 5% do, it can change...
2022-06-03 (first published: 2022-05-12)
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Branding Yourself for A Dream Job Slides
Slides from today’s talk at DataGrillen Branding Yourself for a Dream Job.
2022-06-02
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Daily Coping 2 Jun 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...
2022-06-02
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SQL Homework – June 2022 – SQL Agent Jobs continued.
A few years ago I gave you homework to create a SQL Agent Job and play with it a little ... Continue reading
2022-06-02
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Daily Coping 1 Jun 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...
2022-06-01
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How you can save up to 80% on Azure Data Factory pricing
… with this one weird little trick 🙂 Sorry for the clickbait, but you can actually save a lot on ADF pricing if you design your pipelines carefully. And...
2022-06-01 (first published: 2022-05-11)
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Performance of Azure Shared Disk with Zone Redundant Storage (ZRS)
On September 9th, 2021, Microsoft announced the general availability of Zone-Redundant Storage (ZRS) for Azure Disk Storage, including Azure Shared Disk. What makes this interesting is that you can...
2022-06-01 (first published: 2022-05-11)
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Blogs
Monday Monitor Tips: Virtual Machine Usage and Cost
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve been requesting for a number of years is cost...
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Forums
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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