EightKB Summer 2021 Edition
The schedule for EightKB Summer 2021 Edition has been announced! Here’s the schedule: – N.B. – I particularly like that if you click on the session on the website,...
2021-07-02 (first published: 2021-06-15)
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Blog Posts
Is the [sysname] SQL Server System Data Type Alias Name Case-Insensitive?
(last updated: 2021-07-02 @ 19:55 EST / 2021-07-02 @ 23:55 UTC ) The sysname data type (in SQL Server) is a system-provided, though not built-in, alias for NVARCHAR(128). This...
2021-07-02
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Quickly Determining Azure SQL Database Size
Recently I needed to determine how much storage space each database on a logical server was consuming. I was doing some DR testing and I need to give the...
2021-07-02
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Daily Coping 1 Jul 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...
2021-07-01
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I Still Can’t Believe It!
I received my MVP award letter from Microsoft today. This will make the fourth time I’ve been awarded and I still can’t believe it. I just wanted to help...
2021-07-01
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MVP for Another Year 2021-2022
A few minutes ago, I received an email from Microsoft presenting me with the 2021-2022 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. This is my 8th award and I am...
2021-07-01
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SQL Homework – July 2021 – Log shipping
Log shipping is probably the least complicated and easiest to configure of the various methods of creating a secondary copy ... Continue reading
2021-07-01
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Daily Coping 30 Jun 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...
2021-06-30
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Data Mesh: Centralized vs decentralized data architecture
One of the biggest differences between the Data Mesh and other data platform architectures is a data mesh is a highly decentralized distributed data architecture as opposed to a...
2021-06-30
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Long names vs short names (or aliases)
I remember when I was first learning to code there was always the argument of how long a name should ... Continue reading
2021-06-30 (first published: 2021-06-15)
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Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
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degree of parallelism
Team, I'm trying to figure out what will be the best recommendation to configure...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers