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A New Git Default Branch

I learned a new trick from Andrew Pruski. In a blog on avoiding PowerPoint, he had htis neat trick: git config --global init.defaultBranch main Apparently, this is a new...

2021-03-09 (first published: )

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SQL server BIGINT

It has been a while since I wrote a blog post for TSQL Tuesday and there is no better time then now following on from Brent Ozar’s Invite about...

2021-03-09

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Five Ways Redshift Serverless Quietly Eats Your Budget

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A Career of Memories

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Rethinking Index Maintenance: Why avg_fragmentation_in_percent Is Outdated and What You Should Do Instead

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As a SQL Server DBA with years of experience tuning production environments, I’ve seen...

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BCP on Linux

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BCP on Linux

When running bcp on Linux, what is the field terminator?

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