Saving My Garmin Data
With the Garmin outage, I was a little worried about my data. As a result, I wanted to ensure I could get information off of my device and at...
2020-07-24
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Blog Posts
T-SQL Tuesday #128–Learning From Others
It’s the second Tuesday of the month and time for T-SQL Tuesday again. This month I’m grateful that Kerry Tyler is hosting. I had the pleasure of sitting with...
2020-07-24 (first published: 2020-07-14)
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Daily Coping 23 Jul 2020
I’ve 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...
2020-07-23
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Power BI Monthly Digest – July 2020
In this month’s Power BI Digest Matt and I will again guide you through some of the latest and greatest Power BI updates this month.
2020-07-23 (first published: 2020-07-15)
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Setting up a New SQL Change Automation Project
It’s been awhile since I’ve set up a new project in Redgate’s SQL Change Automation project. I’ve mostly used this in Visual Studio, but I need to demo something...
2020-07-23 (first published: 2020-07-15)
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Tonight is the PASS Marathon on SQL Server Performance
The event is tonight, and it’s my first time helping out as a moderator. I got a call for volunteers, and I added my name. The event starts at...
2020-07-23
21 reads
Daily Coping 22 Jul 2020
I’ve 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...
2020-07-22
16 reads
Moving 1/3 of a heap
Watch this week's video on YouTube
A Giant Heap
Recently I had to filter out 1.2 billion records from a 3.5 billion row heap. Don't ask me why this 3.5 billion...
2020-07-22
15 reads
Moving 1/3 of a heap
Watch this week's video on YouTube
A Giant Heap
Recently I had to filter out 1.2 billion records from a 3.5 billion row heap. Don't ask me why this 3.5 billion...
2020-07-22
7 reads
The Ironic DBA—My First Year as a DBA [Part 3]
T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party for the SQL Server community. It is the brainchild of Adam Machanic (b|t) and this month’s edition is hosted by Kerry Tyler...
2020-07-22 (first published: 2020-07-14)
443 reads
Blogs
How Fabric Mirroring Transformed with SQL Server 2025
When mirroring was first released for Azure SQL Database, it used Change Data Capture...
The DIY Cost of Masking Test Data For Smaller Organizations
By Steve Jones
One of the things I’ve tried hard to do in database development situations if...
T-SQL Tuesday #196 – Two risky career decisions I made
By DataOnWheels
The T-SQL Tuesday topic this month comes James Serra. What career risks have you...
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OPENQUERY Flexibility
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