Daily Coping 8 Dec 2021
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...
2021-12-08
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Blog Posts
Hiding Email with a Dynamic Data Masking Function–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Dynamic Data Masking is a feature that provides...
2021-12-08 (first published: 2021-11-29)
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Your next step in the cloud
Over the last nine months I’ve presented (virtually) eleven times on a variety of topics relating to SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform. Long-time readers will know I...
2021-12-08
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Daily Coping 7 Dec 2021
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...
2021-12-07
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Finding the NTFS Allocation Unit Size for Mount Points
The 64Kb Allocation Unit size is one of the easiest SQL Server best practice items to complete during your new builds, but from time to time, I still see...
2021-12-07
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The less you hear from or about the DBAs the better they are doing their job.
Something I’ve been thinking about recently is that DBAs are best when they are invisible. Now, this is also true ... Continue reading
2021-12-07
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3-2-1 Backup Rule for Data Protection in SQL – What Is It & Is It Relevant?
In the event of a disaster leading to database unavailability, restoring backups is the first step to ensure business continuity. However, situations may arise when attempts to restore the...
2021-12-06 (first published: 2021-11-25)
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Daily Coping 6 Dec 2021
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...
2021-12-06
11 reads
More Times Like These with SQL Server
I blogged the other about have some issues translating Oracle date formats to SQL Server date data types I find the way SQL Server handles dates with a defined...
2021-12-06
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What are those new buttons under tab order in Power BI?
If you’ve visited the Tab order area of the Selection Pane in Power BI in the last couple of months, you might have noticed some new buttons. The hover...
2021-12-06 (first published: 2021-11-29)
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Blogs
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Building Power BI Reports: Desktop vs Fabric
By James Serra
Why this comparison feels confusing If you’re a Power BI report author who’s just...
Forums
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Having a Little Fun at...
Question of the Day
String Similarity I
On SQL Server 2025, when I run this, what is returned?
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE_SIMILARITY('SQL Server', 'MySQL') See possible answers