Daily Coping 28 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...
2020-05-28
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Blog Posts
Data Bits – Episode 8 – Chrissy LeMaire
Microsoft Data Platform and PowerShell MVP, Chrissy Lemaire (b|t) sat down with us in the virtual studio Saturday, and we had a blast getting to know her! Quotables: “This...
2020-05-28 (first published: 2020-05-18)
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Replicate permissions to new Login/User with dbatools
Continuing to share tips and tricks using dbatools like the Refresh databases that belongs to availability group using dbatools posted a few days ago, today I will share a...
2020-05-28
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SQL Server Sample Databases
[MSSQLFUN & Decode ITeS becomes a family of 1500 individuals across the globe. Please join us on Facebook & YouTube.] To start your learning of SQL Server and testing...
2020-05-28
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Which Azure Data Platform service should I choose?
So you’ve decided to use Azure for your existing or new data project? This blog series is focused on choosing the right technology for your project. It’s tough right?...
2020-05-28 (first published: 2020-05-17)
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Daily Coping 27 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...
2020-05-27
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Formatting Code in ADS with SQL Prompt
One of the most popular and widely used features of SQL Prompt is formatting code. The SQL Prompt extension is in public preview and you can get it here....
2020-05-27 (first published: 2020-05-15)
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How SQL Server stores data types: money
In this post we look at how SQL Server stores currency values using the MONEY and SMALLMONEY data types. If you’d like to read the previous posts in this...
2020-05-27
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New Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Networking, Services, and Ingress
My new course “Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Networking, Services, and Ingress” is now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in go here! ...
2020-05-27
16 reads
New Pluralsight Course – Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Networking, Services, and Ingress
My new course “Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Networking, Services, and Ingress” is now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you want to dive right in go here! In this...
2020-05-27
11 reads
Blogs
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Car Update: August 2026
By Steve Jones
It’s been some time since I provided a car update, so I decided to...
Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts: When to Use Them and When Not To
By James Serra
An architecture scenario Imagine separate Sales, Finance, Shared Data, and Executive Analytics workspaces. Sales...
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