I’m Speaking at SQL Saturday Victoria
I am so happy to announce that I have been selected to speak at SQL Saturday Victoria on March 14, 2020. This will be my second time speaking at...
2020-01-14
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Blog Posts
Using Python And NetworkX To Build A Twitter Follower Recommendation Engine
Watch this week’s video on YouTube. This week, I want to share my process for analyzing Twitter. Specifically, I want to find who all of my friends follow on...
2020-01-14 (first published: 2020-01-07)
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Azure Features List
After much reading through the internet looking for Amazon’s equivalent of Microsoft’s Azure functions (Lambda), I found this outstanding link that ” helps you understand how Microsoft Azure services...
2020-01-13
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Get a List of Files with Data
The trick here is to find a way to search thousands of files quickly and filter easily the bad from the good. Sounds like an opportunity for an automation...
2020-01-13 (first published: 2019-12-30)
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New Session, Intro to Azure Data Catalog
I am excited to announce that I have created a new session, Intro to Azure Data Catalog. This has been a long time in the planning and it’s about...
2020-01-13
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What is the program_name in sys.dm_exec_sessions?
If you’ve ever looked at the output for sys.dm_exec_sessions you may have noticed the column program_name. Frequently you’ll see entries ... Continue reading
2020-01-13 (first published: 2020-01-06)
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Re-Inventing Humanity
Wishing you all a very happy, prosperous and peaceful new year 2020! May new year make us Human who cares for all the living being and for our mother...
2020-01-11
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Re-Inventing Humanity
Wishing you all a very happy, prosperous and peaceful new year 2020! May new year make us Human who cares for all the living being and for our mother...
2020-01-11
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Why I like the ‘Release Flow’ branching strategy with Git for database DevOps
When people begin applying DevOps principles to database development using Redgate tooling, often one of the first steps in the process involves getting database code into version control. Questions...
2020-01-11
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Ending My Time as PASS President
With the end of the year, other things are coming to an end as well. Tomorrow, December 31st, will mark my final day as President of the PASS organization....
2020-01-10 (first published: 2019-12-30)
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Blogs
Troubleshooting SQL Server – Starting with the Error Log
By gbargsley
We’ve all been there. Someone walks up and asks, “Is SQL Server having issues?”...
From OLTP to Analytics: Bridging the Gap with Modern SQL Architectures
By Chris Yates
In the beginning, there was OLTP – Online Transaction Processing. Fast, reliable, and ruthlessly...
Solving SQL Server Mysteries with a Whole Gang of Sleuths -Scooby Dooing Episode 4
One thing I’ve always loved about the Scooby-Doo cartoon is that he never solved...
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SQL Server 2025 Jobs
Hello SQL Server 2022 16.0.4212.1 running on a Windows Server 2025 Std,V 24H2, SO...
how to optimise whole database full of table and sp in one go using githubcopilo
i have subscription of github copilot which i can access in vs 2022 comunity...
Password Guidance
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Question of the Day
Using table variables in T-SQL
What happens if you run the following code in SQL Server 2022+?
declare @t1 table (id int); insert into @t1 (id) values (NULL), (1), (2), (3); select count(*) from @t1 where @t1.id is distinct from NULL;See possible answers