Retro Data 2025 – Slidedeck
You can find the slides of my session on the €100 DWH in Azure on Github.
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2025-09-20
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Blog Posts
SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances
Old Reliable Still Matters If you’ve been around SQL Server for a while, you’ve heard of Failover Cluster Instances (FCIs). They’ve been part of SQL’s high availability toolbox since...
2025-09-19 (first published: 2025-09-03)
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The Case of the Forgotten Compatibility Mode – Scooby Dooing Episode 3
Like any good mystery, some SQL Server problems look spooky on the surface but have a very simple culprit hiding in the shadows. Every good Scooby-Doo episode starts with...
2025-09-19 (first published: 2025-09-03)
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A Prompt AI Experiment
Prompt AI released recently and I decided to try a few things with the tool that might help me in database work. I’ve had to do this task, but...
2025-09-17
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Fabric Real Time Data: Making the Shift from Batch to Live Insights
Embracing the New Paradigm Fabric real-time data signals a fundamental shift in how organizations transform raw information into actionable insights. For decades, leaders have relied on batch processing as...
2025-09-17 (first published: 2025-08-25)
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How to: Regain SysAdmin Access to a SQL Server Instance Without the SA Password
Hello, reader! Today, I’m going to walk you through a scenario that many DBAs encounter: accessing a SQL Server instance when you don’t have the SA password, and no...
2025-09-17 (first published: 2025-09-02)
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Secure Logic Apps with OAuth Authorization
I’ve used Logic Apps a couple of times over the past years for simple workflows, like sending an email (still not supported in ADF, booooo), reading a SharePoint List...
2025-09-17
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Scaling PowerShell – Lessons from a Technical Interview
Recently, I was in a technical interview where the topic of running PowerShell at scale came up. Although I’ve worked with PowerShell for quite some time, I realized I’d...
2025-09-16
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How to Reset the SA Password When You Get Locked Out
Getting locked out of a SQL Server instance can happen due to a number of situations. The most common scenario I’ve encountered is when a SQL Server is moved...
2025-09-15 (first published: 2025-08-27)
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In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor
One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to attend more funerals than weddings. It’s a sad fact of file, and this was one...
2025-09-15
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Blogs
Where Is My SQL Agent? Running Scheduled Jobs Against Azure SQL Database
By gbargsley
One of the first things I review when I inherit a new SQL Server...
AgentDBA vs Critical SQL Server
By Arun Sirpal
It’s 07:43. Someone’s already left a message. “Something’s wrong with the DB server.” You...
Finally Cleaning Up Dropbox: Moving Almost a TB to Google Drive with rclone
By davebem
I’ve had a Dropbox account for years. Like a lot of people, I started...
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identity increments by 10,000 when it was supposed to be 1
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Displaying Money
I want to get the currency sign displayed with my amount stored in a money type. Does this work?
DECLARE @Amount MONEY; SET @Amount = '?1500'; SELECT CAST( @Amount AS VARCHAR(30)) AS EurosSee possible answers