2020-05-07T22:54:34+00:00
Kept getting an error Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'read' when running the some updated PowerShell 7 in lambda with the dotnet3.1 sdk. Was troubleshooting loading types thinking I...
2020-05-07
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Blog Posts
A Deep Dive on Clustered Index
This article will follow a practical approach to choose the right candidate for clustered index. It'll investigate through the best practices recommended for clustered index, with the help of...
2020-05-07 (first published: 2020-04-27)
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Daily Coping 7 May 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...
2020-05-07
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SSIS Azure Blob Source Text Qualifier Issue
The issue When migrating the solution I’m currently working on to Azure eight months ago I was initially looking at transferring the SSIS packages that performed the ETL. We...
2020-05-07 (first published: 2020-04-27)
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Could not obtain information about Windows NT group/user
This is an interesting error that you’ll occasionally get when accessing an AD/Windows ID. Msg 15404, Level 16, State 11, ... Continue reading
2020-05-06
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Daily Coping 6 May 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...
2020-05-06
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Is there an easy way to tell what pricing tier my Azure SQL DB/DW is using T-SQL?
I ran into an interesting problem today. I needed to find out the pricing tier of an Azure SQL DB ... Continue reading
2020-05-06 (first published: 2020-04-22)
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Negative identity values don’t suck
A quick(er) post this week, in response to Greg Low’s blog post from a few weeks ago titled “Don’t start identity columns or sequences with large negative values.” Greg...
2020-05-06
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Speaking at GroupBy Conference – Spring 2020
I’m excited to announce I’ll be speaking at the virtual GroupBy conference this year. Thanks everyone who voted! I’ll be speaking at the European day on May 12th at...
2020-05-06
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SQL Server Architecture – Network Protocols, Database, Storage & Relation Engine, SQLOS
SQL Server Architecture SQL Server is Microsoft RDMS that works on a client-server architecture. Here, End-user sends a request and SQL Server accepts, process, and share the result with...
2020-05-06
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Blogs
ISACA AI Material/Exam Prep Discount (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
By Brian Kelley
If you are considering any of the ISACA AI certs like the Advanced Artificial...
A Fabric solution can be very cost effective
By ChrisJenkins
Are you currently using Microsoft Fabric or considering migrating to it? If so, there...
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log
By SQLPals
Track SQL Server Configuration Changes Using the Error Log If you...
Forums
We Are Eating Our Own Seed Corn
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Before Using AI with Business Data, Read This
Artificial intelligence tools are quickly becoming part of daily business operations, from document analysis...
Designing SQL Server ETL Pipelines That Don't Break at Scale
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Question of the Day
Detecting Deadlocks Quickly
In the Database Engine, when a deadlock is detected, what does the detection interval shrink to (in time)?
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