Exploring a Docker container’s file system
There are three ways to get into bash in a docker container: docker exec -it containername bash docker exec -it containername “bash” docker exec -it containername /bin/bash Once you...
2021-02-15
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Blog Posts
How to Prep a SQL Server Availability Group for VM-Level DR Replication
If you have a SQL Server Availability Group (AG) and the VMs are being replicated to a disaster recovery site (cloud or on-prem), chances are the networking topology is...
2021-02-15 (first published: 2021-02-08)
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Speaking at the Kansas City SQL Server User Group
I will be presenting my session “Backup Basics with PowerShell and dbatools” this Thursday, February 18th at 2:30 PM Central Time at the Kansas City SQL Server User Group....
2021-02-15
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Installing and Configuring containerd as a Kubernetes Container Runtime
In this post, I’m going to show you how to install containerd as the container runtime in a Kubernetes cluster. I will also cover setting the cgroup driver for...
2021-02-14
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ADF, XML objects and XPath in the expression language
When you use ADF, there are two sides to the coin. The first is the data itself that ADF does very well, from moving it from one site to...
2021-02-12
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Daily Coping 12 Feb 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...
2021-02-12
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Published Azure Arc-Enabled Data Services Revealed
I’m super proud to announce that Ben E. Weissman and I have published Azure Arc-Enabled Data Services Revealed available now at Apress and your favorite online book sellers! Buy...
2021-02-12 (first published: 2021-02-05)
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Release Your Inner Synapse
I don’t know about you, but as Microsoft has produced the Azure Synapse platform, I see a plethora of needs that could be fulfilled by it. Being in a...
2021-02-12 (first published: 2021-02-08)
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Added another 3 new PowerShell functions for reports on Power BI Report Server
I finally did it. I created a function I’ve been wanting to be able to use for *years*. Test-RsRestItemDataSource is here. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve...
2021-02-11 (first published: 2021-02-03)
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Build a Beautiful Site in the WordPress Mobile Apps with Predesigned Page Layouts
We think you'll love the new Starter Page Layouts feature.
2021-02-11
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Blogs
Houston AI-Lytics 2026–Powerpoint Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone for attending my session on running a Local LLM. If you...
The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things
By Steve Jones
I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve...
GenAI vs Dashboards: Not the Same (And Never Will Be)
By James Serra
There’s a question I’ve been hearing more and more lately, especially as Copilot, Fabric,...
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Multiple Sequence Values
How do I easily get the next 12 sequence values from a sequence object?
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