Setting Up GitHub Desktop (formerly GitHub for Windows)
When I started using Git, I first download GitHub for Windows. I went searching, and instead found GitHub Desktop, which is the new client from GitHub for working with...
2020-06-01
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Blog Posts
SQL Prompt Fixes Missing Begin End in Procs
SQL Prompt is a fantastic coding aid, but it does more than format your code and provide intellisense. Over time, the team has enhanced SQL Prompt to also guide...
2020-06-01 (first published: 2020-05-18)
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Undercover Tools: June Updates
Undercover Catalogue Update 0.4.3 An update to the tables module, Row count and size infotmation added Fix – LocalInterrogation There was an issue with the LocalInterrogation stored proc not...
2020-06-01
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How I passed the 70-762 certification exam
According to the myriad of statistics used to track such things, the post “How I passed the 70-761 certification exam” has been one of the most popular on this...
2020-05-31
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Stairway to Microsoft Azure SQL Database Part 4 : Azure SQL server , an overview
In the last few posts, we were discussing about database deployment model and purchase model. Out of the three deployment models, managed instance works almost like on-premises SQL server...
2020-05-31
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Custom Quarantine PoSh Prompt
Since I’ve been quarantined at home and working in my office, every day is the same. I can’t go to the gym, or coach, or go to the restaurant,...
2020-05-29
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Daily Coping 29 May 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...
2020-05-29
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Information Measurement with SQL Server, Part 4.9: The Bregman Divergence
By Steve Bolton …………Before closing out this long-delayed segment on stochastic information distances, I wanted to provide another example of how their complex interrelationships can be integrated together, to...
2020-05-29
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Let’s Talk About The Cloud
I’m launching a new initiative called the Community Circle Cloud Conversation Club (c5 for short). It’s going to a panel discussion lead by experts on cloud technologies. I’ll be...
2020-05-29
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TIL: Get-DbaErrorLog
Ed: SQLDork is a Junior DBA on the team here, learning the DBATools in addition to normal DBA stuff™ Today’s dbatools command is Get-DbaErrorLog, which is very similar to...
2020-05-29
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Blogs
Funny Money: #SQLNewBlogger
By Steve Jones
While wandering around the documentation looking for some Question of the Day topics, I...
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...
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Secure Communications
As of June 2026, what is the best version of TLS to use with SQL Server?
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