Why oh Why? Effects of Antivirus on a DB Server
At best these phantom backups cause undue headache in troubleshooting. At worst, they make it impossible to recover in the event of a database related disaster. Join me for...
2019-11-20
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Blog Posts
Azure Synapse Analytics new features
Almost lost in all the announcements from Ignite was a bunch of amazing new features that were added to the Provisioned Resources/SQL Pool section (read SQLDW functionalities) side of...
2019-11-19 (first published: 2019-11-11)
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Cursor Dynamic SQL
Today was working on SQL Server cursor standard cursor deification would be like this: sqlcursor from (Azure Data Studio) ———————————————————————————————————————– — Declare a cursor for a Table or a View ‘TableOrViewName’ in schema ‘dbo’ DECLARE @ColumnName1 NVARCHAR(50), @ColumnName2 NVARCHAR(50) DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR SELECT name FROM dbo.TableOrViewName OPEN db_cursor FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @ColumnName1, @ColumnName2 WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0...
2019-11-19
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Docker Containers and Persistent Data
(Be sure to checkout the FREE SQLpassion Performance Tuning Training Plan - you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance...
2019-11-19
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Getting Started With Python For Data Exploration
Intro To get started with running python queries with SQL Server is actually pretty easy. I waited far too long to tackle this, thinking it was much harder than...
2019-11-19
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Getting Started With Python For Data Exploration
Intro
To get started with running python queries with SQL Server is actually pretty easy. I waited far too long to tackle this, thinking it was much harder than it...
2019-11-19
21 reads
Upcoming Free Webinars on Database Development and Operations
Fall is in swing, and it’s officially webinar season! Here’s a bunch of free events I’ve got on my calendar. Weekly Database DevOps Live Chats – a new experiment...
2019-11-19
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Using Visual Studio Code
I’m a creature of habit. I have my routine when I get to my hotel room on business trips. I have a way I like my email and notes...
2019-11-19
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Using Visual Studio Code
I’m a creature of habit. I have my routine when I get to my hotel room on business trips. I have a way I like my email and notes...
2019-11-19
9 reads
Using Visual Studio Code
I’m a creature of habit. I have my routine when I get to my hotel room on business trips. I have a way I like my email and notes...
2019-11-19
15 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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