Server vs Instance. A rant.
It’s a SQL Server Instance not a SQL Server. The product is SQL Server. The installed copy is an Instance. ... Continue reading
2021-07-29
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Blog Posts
SQL Server and AKS
Following on from my last post after creating AKS, I now want to work with SQL server. First step, load up Azure cloud shell. Run the following commands Here...
2021-07-29
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SQL Server on Linux Storage Secrets on Microsoft Channel 9
I’m thrilled to have recently released a video with Microsoft’s Data Exposed on Channel 9 where I discuss setting up Linux storage appropriate for on-demand disk expansion for your...
2021-07-29
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Thoughts on Unique Resource Names in Azure
Each resource type in Azure has a naming scope within which the resource name must be unique. For PaaS resources such as Azure SQL Server (server for Azure SQL...
2021-07-29
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Accessibility in your PowerPoint slide deck
This post is part of the series I kicked off here. You can read my post about captions here. Let’s talk about slides! Many of us are familiar with...
2021-07-28
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Building a Basic Desktop Flow with Power Automate Desktop
In this video Devin covers the the beginning design of a Power Automate Desktop Flow that will be used over the course of the next
2021-07-28 (first published: 2021-07-15)
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Daily Coping 28 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...
2021-07-28
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Nonclustered index leaf records always contain a null bitmap – since SQL 2012
While testing a script that involved calculating index record size recently I was getting some confusing results depending on server version, and after some digging it appears there was...
2021-07-28
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Nonclustered index leaf records always contain a null bitmap – since SQL 2012
While testing a script that involved calculating index record size recently I was getting some confusing results depending on server version, and after some digging it appears there was...
2021-07-28
69 reads
T-SQL Tuesday #140 Wrap up: What have you been up to with containers?
I want to start by saying thank you to all who submitted, and an amazing collection of people submitted some fantastic content. Also, thanks to Steve for asking me...
2021-07-28 (first published: 2021-07-17)
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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
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
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SQL Server Still Wins
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
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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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