SQL Server and Docker Compose

I used to think that Docker Compose was used solely to spin up multiple containers, in fact I blogged about doing just that here. That opinion changed when I...

SQL Server Stretch DB to Azure

Since SQL Server 2016 we could leverage Microsoft Azure to dynamically move “cold” portions of data away from on-premises storage for longer retention time periods. Whilst in theory being...

Recapping SQL Saturday Albany 2020 (virtual)

This weekend was SQL Saturday Albany 2020. This was my third time attending the Albany event, my second time presenting, and my first virtual SQL Saturday. As always, Ed...

Getting Started with Stream Analytics

Resources

Resources

If you want a schema reference for the json Application Insights produces // [Azure Application Insights Data Model // Microsoft Docs

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If you want to visualize last 90 days of...

Daily Coping 24 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...

Giving Back to Speakers

It might be hard to think back to 2007, but at that time, there were only a few SQL Server events taking place in the world. SQL Bits held...

How to Spell and Capitalize tempdb for SQL Server

No matter what I write in this post, some of y'all are going to tell me I'm wrong. That's inevitable, because I'm writing about tempdb: a database so complex...

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...

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...

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...