Daily Coping 12 Aug 2020
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...
2020-08-12
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Blog Posts
Data Platform MVP 2020
I am humbled to be among so many great professionals and honored at the same time for having been chosen.
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2020-08-12
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Fun and profit with UTF-8
When SQL Server 2019 was announced, it brought with it UTF-8 support. Also available in Azure SQL Database, UTF-8 is exciting if you have a legacy database and application...
2020-08-12
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Online certification exams are definitely different
As you can tell from previous posts, I’ve taken a few Microsoft Certification exams here in 2020. As you may have also heard, there’s been this Coronavirus pandemic happening...
2020-08-12 (first published: 2020-08-01)
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The EU New Stars of Data Come Tomorrow
One of the things I’ve tried to do when SQL Saturdays is ensure there are lots of local speakers, and new speakers. I’ve argued for more new speakers at...
2020-08-12
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Understanding how to enable SQL Server Optimizer Hotfixes
There are a number of knobs and switches that are available to database administrators that can be used to enable better performance. There are three options in particular that...
2020-08-12 (first published: 2020-07-31)
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Azure Database Administrator
Recently I found out that I passed the BETA exam for Azure Database Administrator Associate qualification. I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the exam and if...
2020-08-11
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Capturing Queries Can Be a Pain
The moment you decide you want to monitor your SQL Server instance for query behavior, you’re going to be forced to make a bunch of choices. Further, all these...
2020-08-11 (first published: 2020-08-03)
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Daily Coping 11 Aug 2020
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...
2020-08-11
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My T-SQL Tuesday #129 Time Capsule
This month the T-SQL Tuesday invitation comes from Tamara Clark. I strong-armed Tamara last fall, along with her husband, into hosting this year. She came through, with a great...
2020-08-11
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Blogs
Why Database AI Agents need Layers?
By Arun Sirpal
Third part in my Ai series with databases. When building AI solutions within the...
Un-Migrating From the Cloud: T-SQL Tuesday #199
By Steve Jones
This month we have a very interesting invitation from Koen Verbeeck. He has hosted...
T-SQL Tuesday #199: Back to the on-prem
It’s the second tuesday of the month, which means T-SQL Tuesday time! This month’s...
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