PASS Summit 2019 in Photos
I took a bunch of photos at and around Summit this year, including more selfies than in years past - I’m getting better about it! For a few more...
2019-12-02
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Blog Posts
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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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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Blogs
Moving On-Prem PostgreSQL to the Cloud: Picking the Right Path for Big Tables
Every PostgreSQL migration eventually hits the same fork in the road. The database is...
A Spread of Vacation
By Steve Jones
I’m off on vacation today. Which is a little weird as I just got...
How AgentDBA Identifies Backup Failures
By Arun Sirpal
Every DBA has a box like this. Sitting untouched for months. Nobody’s proud of...
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From SQL Server On-Premises to Claude Desktop: How I built a Full MCP Pipeline
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