Platforms for Events
in my last post I wrote about thinking of the tools as being a separate thing from the event. Not a complicated concept, but does it matter? Maybe. Let...
2021-01-16
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Blog Posts
The End of PASS
I think our profession was the better for having a professional association, even if it never quite did as much as I wanted it to. I put a lot...
2021-01-16
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The End of PASS
I think our profession was the better for having a professional association, even if it never quite did as much as I wanted it to. I put a lot...
2021-01-16
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Another One Bites the Dust - PASS is Gone, so...What Now?
There has been a lot of noise over the last few weeks since it was announced that due to financial constraints related to canceling the in-person Summit due to...
2021-01-15
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Connecting to SharePoint Lists with SSIS
SharePoint lists are popular and simple tools for storing modestly-sized discrete sets of data. SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) includes a source component to allow reading data from SharePoint...
2021-01-15 (first published: 2021-01-09)
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Daily Coping 15 Jan 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...
2021-01-15
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Moving the Community Forward
Today is the last day that the PASS and SQL Saturday websites will be active. It’s possible that they will be shut down as this post gets published, and...
2021-01-15
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Speaking at C# Corner’s Virtual Conference
C# Corner is holding a virtual SQL Server conference on Jan 29-30, 2021. This is a charitable event, aimed at raising money for children affected by COVID-19. I’ll be...
2021-01-15 (first published: 2021-01-07)
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SQL Server Linux
If you have come from a windows background you may be curious about the world of SQL Server Linux. Yes, the operating system and the implementation of it differs...
2021-01-15
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Two methods of deployment Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory is a fantastic tool which allows you to orchestrate ETL/ELT processes at scale. This post is NOT about what Azure Data Factory is, neither how to...
2021-01-15
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Blogs
Accelerating AI with Confidence: Why Microsoft Purview is Key to Responsible Innovation
By Chris Yates
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept. It is here, embedded in the...
The Mystery of SQL Server 2025’s New Tricks – Scooby Dooing Episode 5
Every Scooby-Doo mystery starts with a haunted house, a strange villain, and a trail...
A Prompt AI Experiment
By Steve Jones
Prompt AI released recently and I decided to try a few things with the...
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SQL Server, Heaps and Fragmentation
A table without a clustered index (heap) will NOT suffer from fragmentation during frequent updates or deletes. True or False?
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