DBCC CHECKDB: Just Because It’s Quiet Doesn’t Mean It’s Safe
Corruption isn’t a “maybe someday” problem – what you need to do now. Stop. Don’t panic. You just ran DBCC CHECKDB for the first time in a while (or...
2025-08-13
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Blog Posts
From AI to JSON: What’s New in SQL Server 2025 Data Types (With Scripts)
🚀 Introduction SQL Server 2025 is a landmark release that redefines how developers and data professionals interact with data. With the rise of AI, unstructured data, and real-time analytics,...
2025-08-13 (first published: 2025-07-29)
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SQL Server 2025 Backups - New ZSTD Compression
Compression was introduced in SQL Server version 2008. While it helped, the compression ratios were frequently too low to justify the...
2025-08-13
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SQL Server 2025: Not Just a Database; A Data Engine Reimagined
Let us be honest; most database upgrades feel like a patchwork of performance tweaks and security updates. But SQL Server 2025? It is not just an upgrade. It is...
2025-08-13 (first published: 2025-07-29)
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Terraform Commands
I realized I never created a post to show how to deploy Terraform from VS Code. I haven’t done that in a while because I don’t do it at...
2025-08-13
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TSQL Tuesday #189: How is AI changing our careers
This month’s TSQL Tuesday invite is from my good friend, long standing MVP and community volunteer Taiob Ali – Taiob’s call is to blog on how AI, (the biggest...
2025-08-13
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T-SQL Tuesday #189–AI and your Career
I’m late to the party this month. Taiob Ali has a great invite for a topic that is likely on most people’s minds: AI and your career. I constantly...
2025-08-13
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Using SQL Compare to Revert a Stored Procedure
Imagine this situation, someone edits a stored procedure on a production server to “fix” something. However, they broke the procedure and you find out the next day. How do...
2025-08-13
136 reads
Boost SQL Server Security with gMSA: Real-World Examples & PowerShell Scripts
When deploying SQL Server in enterprise environments, choosing the right service account model is critical for security, manageability, and scalability. Traditionally, DBAs have relied on standard domain accounts with static passwords,...
2025-08-12
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Andreas Wolter on Evading Data Access Auditing
There are always bad actors who will seek to get access to and, likely, exfiltrate (exfil) the data. But they don't want to get caught; they don't want to...
2025-08-11
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Blogs
Accept the no and move on
By Brian Kelley
Here is a short emotional intelligence (EI) post for today, courtesy of Seth Godin....
Don’t Fight with AI
By Steve Jones
I was recently trying to handle a simple task with a few AI tools...
Narrow Task Decomposition in AI Pipeline Agents
A nightly load into sales_fact fails. Ask an orchestrating agent to break down the...
Forums
jdbc auth failing to sql from sap's cloud middleware CPI
hi , our business partner is asking s4 sap api's for receivable info and...
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
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Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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