Daily Coping 22 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...
2020-05-22
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Blog Posts
Executing PoSh line by line in VS Code
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I’ve had to relearn this trick multiple times,...
2020-05-22 (first published: 2020-05-04)
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Quickly Blocking Inbound Connections to SQL Server
Sometimes the brilliance of a solution is lost in its simplicity. Full disclaimer, this was Joey D ’Antoni’s (B|T) idea, however, he has given me permission to blog about...
2020-05-22
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Using Logic Apps in a Data Factory Execution Framework – Part 1
Data Factory allows parameterization in many parts of our solutions. We can parameterize things such as connection information in linked services as well as blob storage containers and files...
2020-05-22 (first published: 2020-05-07)
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A Byte of Redgate
When the global pandemic shut down much of the world, we started the Community Circle at Redgate, with the idea that we would try and help others cope with...
2020-05-21
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Daily Coping 21 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...
2020-05-21
6 reads
Download SQL Server Developer / Evaluation / Express Editions
[MSSQLFUN & Decote ITeS becomes a family of 1400 individuals across the globe. Please join us onFacebook & YouTube.] Today, I will take you to the steps of downloading...
2020-05-21
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EightKB – Schedule published
Today we announced the schedule for EightKB EightKB was setup by Anthony Nocentino (b|t), Mark Wilkinson (b|t), and myself as we wanted to put on an event that delved...
2020-05-21 (first published: 2020-05-06)
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May the forced be with you?
Today is May the fourth and I’ll start by saying: Happy Star Wars day to all. Since it is May the fourth I figured a Star Wars themed post...
2020-05-21 (first published: 2020-05-05)
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Missing Biometric devices Node in Device Manager
If you have a Windows Hello compatible device (face or finger-print) and you are unable to use it, make sure Device Manager has a node for Biometric devices (see...
2020-05-21
18 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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