Daily Coping 9 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...
2021-06-09
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Blog Posts
Data Fabric defined
Another buzzword that you may have been hearing a lot about lately is Data Fabric. In short, a data fabric is a single environment consisting of a unified architecture...
2021-06-09
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How to extend your existing SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance to the Cloud for Disaster Recovery
I get asked this question all the time, so I figured it was time to write a blog post, record a video and write some code to automate the...
2021-06-09 (first published: 2021-05-22)
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Setting DebugPreference for Testing–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I was working on a PoSh script recently...
2021-06-09
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Things to check when restoring a database
Whenever I restore a database — especially one I obtained outside of my regular environment (for example a customer database, a development database, or even a sample database like...
2021-06-09
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Composable Infrastructure Will Reinvent the Data Center
With the rise of Kubernetes and other completely cloud-based deployments, on-premises data centers seem to be on the way out to make way for the scalability and dynamism of...
2021-06-08
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Daily Coping 8 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...
2021-06-08
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T-SQL Tuesday #139–A Hybrid World
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday in June 2021, with a new host this time. Ben Wiessman (b | t), who graciously responded to my request to host, and to...
2021-06-08
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WordPress.com is the Fastest WordPress Host in Review Signal’s 2021 Test
WordPress.com delivered the fastest WordPress speed test of any company in any price tier in 2021.
2021-06-08
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Azure SQL Database – Cancel Scale Up Request
You have an Azure SQL Database, it could be a single database, it could be a primary database within a failover group. Regardless of the context, what would you...
2021-06-07
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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