Azure Data Factory trigger tip
This tip comes from my DBA days working with SQL Agent Job schedules. If you’ve ever worked on a server where many people created job schedules you’ll know exactly...
2020-05-19 (first published: 2020-04-30)
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Blog Posts
Create Virtual Machine in Hyper-V and Step by Step Windows Server 2016 Installation
[MSSQLFUN & Decote ITeS becomes a family of 1400 individuals across the globe. Please join us on Facebook & YouTube.] Today, We will go through “How to create a...
2020-05-19
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Daily Coping 19 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...
2020-05-19
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Replicating SQL IN operator in Azure Data Factory
(2020-May-01) There is a current limitation in Azure Data Factory (ADF) to accept only two conditions for the OR function.You won't be able to specify the following expression to evaluate...
2020-05-19 (first published: 2020-05-01)
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SQL Server 2019 Linux On Azure
It was just a matter of time until I started combining my cloud experience with “different” flavours of SQL Server. I haven’t used Linux since my university days (Oracle...
2020-05-19
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SQL Source Control Link Errors on a New Machine
I replaced my desktop recently and installed new software through Chocolatey.. One of the things I installed was git. I ran “choco install git” and then started using it....
2020-05-19
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These five SQL tools are essential for 2020 – a MinionWare snippet
You’re going to need some solid SQL tools. Here are the five absolutely essential tools for SQL Server shops, as agreed on by the MinionWare team.
The post These five...
2020-05-19
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These five SQL tools are essential for 2020 – a MinionWare snippet
You’re going to need some solid SQL tools. Here are the five absolutely essential tools for SQL Server shops, as agreed on by the MinionWare team.
The post These five...
2020-05-19
13 reads
Daily Coping 18 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...
2020-05-18
16 reads
Deleting packages from SSIS Catalog
I was fortunate to attend a training on SSIS by my good friend and SSIS expert Andy Leonard(b|t). We already use the tool for ETL purposes where I work...
2020-05-18 (first published: 2020-05-04)
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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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Backing Up a DMK
In SQL Server 2025, I have a database with a Database Masker Key (DMK). I want to back up this key and keep a copy offline. When do I have to open this key before running the backup?
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