Building an Azure Sandbox – Part 1 – The Basics
I recently posted that I was doing my annual Azure sandbox rebuild but this time I wanted to do things a little differently…all in PowerShell. Unlike previous years when...
2019-11-25
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Blog Posts
Building an Azure Sandbox – Part 1 – The Basics
I recently posted that I was doing my annual Azure sandbox rebuild but this time I wanted to do things a little differently…all in PowerShell. Unlike previous years when...
2019-11-25
7 reads
Building an Azure Sandbox – Part 1 – The Basics
I recently posted that I was doing my annual Azure sandbox rebuild but this time I wanted to do things a little differently…all in PowerShell. Unlike previous years when...
2019-11-25
10 reads
Monday Morning Module Maintenance Monoliners
Or: Andy Authors An Amazing Alliteration
Do enough work with PowerShell and you’ll build up a decent collection of modules installed from the gallery into either your computer or your...
2019-11-25
5 reads
SQLSaturday Orlando Notes – Cupcakes & Ice Cream
For the past few years we’ve had a a local sponsor provide cupcakes as the “sweet treat”. We started with mid afternoon but found it worked well if we...
2019-11-25
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The curious case of CHAR(0)
Over the years I’ve seen quite a few strange things with SQL Server. This one may not have been the ... Continue reading
2019-11-25 (first published: 2019-11-14)
1,136 reads
Using volumes in SQL Server 2019 non-root containers
I’ve seen a few people online asking how to use docker named volumes with the new SQL Server 2019 RTM images. Microsoft changed the way SQL runs within a...
2019-11-25 (first published: 2019-11-18)
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Back for More with SQL, Azure, Machine Learning, Big Data!!!!
Let me start with an apology for being missing so long 🙂 Guess was trying to find where technology takes me as I started my journey with pool of...
2019-11-23
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I’m Speaking at #SQLSatDC
I am so excited to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday DC on Saturday, December 14, 2019. I am so honored to have been selected. This...
2019-11-23
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Batch Scripting SQLCMD–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I wouldn’t do this anymore, but I ran...
2019-11-22 (first published: 2019-11-13)
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Blogs
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
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SQL Art, Part 2: New Year Fireworks in SSMS
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
What does this code return?
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