Daily Coping 29 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...
2020-07-29
20 reads
Blog Posts
Database DevOps – Where do I start?
By now you have most likely heard the term DevOps and you are most likely working for a company that has implemented DevOps is some manner, that could be...
2020-07-29 (first published: 2020-07-17)
588 reads
Good Bye Import-CliXML – Use the Secrets Management module for your labs and demos
Don’t want to read all this? There are two dotnet interactive notebooks here with the relevant information for you to use. https://beard.media/dotnetnotebooks Jaap is awesome I have to start...
2020-07-29 (first published: 2020-07-18)
513 reads
How Azure RBAC Work
Azure RBAC is Role-based Access Control it is the gateway for any access (access management of Azure resources) and this service will help you to manage the access and...
2020-07-29
12 reads
I am speaking at the PASS Virtual Summit 2020
After being selected to present my full day pre-conference session at the Summit, I am very pleased to announce that I will also be presenting my Database Administration Through...
2020-07-29
29 reads
Notifying a Teams Channel of a SQL Agent Job result
Following on from yesterdays post about creating an overview of SQL Agent Job Results and sending it to a Teams channel, I was given another challenge Can you write...
2020-07-29
798 reads
Should I Transform My Data In My SQL Query?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Imagine you need to join two tables of data and filter the results. Perhaps you also need to convert some of the values for...
2020-07-29
9 reads
Should I Transform My Data In My SQL Query?
Watch this week's video on YouTube
Imagine you need to join two tables of data and filter the results. Perhaps you also need to convert some of the values for...
2020-07-29
11 reads
Azure Cosmos DB High Availability and Disaster Recovery Architecture
Part 6 in Azure Cosmos DB architecture Series Keep Learning and Spread your Knowledge if you don’t read the previous parts I highly recommend you to take a look...
2020-07-28
23 reads
Certified Azure Administrator (AZ-104) – Passed!!!
Back in March I saw a Tweet about the beta Microsoft Certification Exam AZ-104 program was looking for 300 candidates to take the exam by May 31st. Since moving...
2020-07-28
56 reads
Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
Forums
Have you done a Mid year check in?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Have you done a Mid...
From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
Comments posted to this topic are about the item From SQL Server On-Premises to...
Independence Day 2026
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Independence Day 2026
Question of the Day
Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
See possible answers