Has this login been used recently?
I get asked this every now and again, along with the companion When was the last time this login was ... Continue reading
2020-04-20 (first published: 2020-04-08)
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Blog Posts
Make Database Code Reusable in SQL Source Control with Deployment Filters
When I first began working with databases, I was lucky to land a job at a little start-up which had solid development and operations processes: all our code, including...
2020-04-20 (first published: 2020-04-08)
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The Very Best of Extended Events
Over the next couple of months, I’ll be putting on a number of different sessions teaching about the tools supplied by Microsoft, for free, that can help you when...
2020-04-20
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Disk Performance Metrics in AWS and Azure
In the last two posts, we have discussed the different types of storage disks available in the AWS and Azure cloud platforms. We also discussed the characteristics that affect...
2020-04-19
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Adjusting pod eviction time in Kubernetes
One of the best features of Kubernetes is the built-in high availability. When a node goes offline, all pods on that node are terminated and new ones spun up...
2020-04-17 (first published: 2020-04-08)
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Daily Coping 17 Apr 2020
I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each...
2020-04-17
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Data Bits – Episode 5 – Louis Davidson
The one and only – Dr. SQL – Louis Davidson (b|t|t|t) stopped by for a chat! Relational Algebra, Disney, Dollywood and a SQL Dump Truck ??
The post Data Bits...
2020-04-17 (first published: 2020-04-08)
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Decoded Statistics Names and More
Auto-generated statistics names can seem like they are entirely random, but there is a method to the madness. With a little effort and a bit of TSQL trickery, we...
2020-04-17
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I’m Speaking at #SQLSatRVA
I am super excited, and humbled, to have been selected to speak at the very first PASS virtual SQL Saturday, SQL Saturday Richmond, on Saturday, April 25, 2020. I...
2020-04-17
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Daily Coping 16 Apr 2020
I’ve started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each...
2020-04-16
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Blogs
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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