Presenting for Omaha SQL Server Users Group Dec 4
I’m proud to announce that I’ll be presenting an updated session entitled “Level Up Your Cloud Infrastructure Skills” for the Omaha SQL Server Users Group on December 4th at...
2019-12-02
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Blog Posts
SQL Server 2019 eBook
SQL Server 2019 is ready available for use, but before you download you should review the webinars, white papers and eBook available on the technology (definitely the eBook ??...
2019-12-02
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Upgrading SQL Server 2017 Containers to 2019 non-root Containers with Data Volumes
Recently Microsoft released a Non-Root SQL Server 2019 container and that’s the default if you’re pulling a new container image. But what if you’re using a 2017 container running...
2019-12-02 (first published: 2019-11-20)
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DBA Myths: Is an identity column always unique, in order, and without gaps?
Identity columns are all over the place. Probably 80-90% of the tables I see have them and they are almost ... Continue reading
2019-11-29 (first published: 2019-11-20)
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Happy Thanksgiving
Yesterday was Thanksgiving for those of us living in the United States. If you celebrate this particular holiday, I hope that it was a day full of love and...
2019-11-29
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How to fork a GitHub repository and contribute to an open source project
I enjoying maintaining open source GitHub repositories such as dbachecks and ADSNotebook. I absolutely love it when people add more functionality to them. To collaborate with a repository in...
2019-11-29
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PASS Summit 2019 Photowalk
This was my first year joining the Summit Photowalk organized by Jamie Wick (blog | twitter). I had a lot of fun - Seattle is full of great photo...
2019-11-29
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T-SQL Tuesday #120 – Recap
The wrap up post for T-SQL Tuesday #120. 9 bloggers contributed this month.
The post T-SQL Tuesday #120 – Recap appeared first on Wayne Sheffield.
2019-11-29 (first published: 2019-11-20)
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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...
2019-11-28 (first published: 2019-11-20)
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Woman in STEM award 2019!
gethynellis.com is proud to sponsor the Woman in STEM award at the Woman’s Business Club conference 2019! The Women in STEM award recognises the outstanding contributions of woman in...
2019-11-28
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Blogs
SQL Server Security: Always Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
As discussed introduction of Always Encryption blog and initial Encryption at rest as TDE...
SQL Server Security – TDE Encryption
By Vinay Thakur
Transparent Data Encryption(TDE): TDE was initially introduced in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition; this...
A Las Vegas Break
By Steve Jones
Only a little break for me. I’m actually heading to Las Vegas today for ...
Forums
The day-to-day pressures of a DBA team, and how we can work smarter with automation and AI
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Migrate SSRS Reports to PowerBI Report Server in SQL Server 2025
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Question of the Day
Identities and Sequences III
When thinking of the Identity property for auto incrementing columns and sequences for the same action, which can be used with the BIGINT data type?
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