NO RDPing!!! dbatools to the Rescue
So you hear this spread across the Twitterverse and Blogosphere. You should not RDP your SQL Servers to do administrative work. My nature has always been to troubleshoot issues...
2019-09-12
13 reads
Blog Posts
Speaking Engagements End 2019
Currently I have two conferences in the pipeline. The first is our local DataMinds Connect, the biggest Microsoft data platform conference of the BeNeLux. I’ll be giving a session...
2019-09-12
8 reads
Speaking Engagements End 2019
Currently I have two conferences in the pipeline. The first is our local DataMinds Connect, the biggest Microsoft data platform conference of the BeNeLux. I’ll be giving a session...
2019-09-12
4 reads
SQL Security Principals and Permissions 101 at September '19 BRSSUG
Great attendance and great meeting last night for the September '19 BRSSUG meeting, great to see lots of new faces at the meeting following our successful SQLSaturday event in...
2019-09-12
41 reads
Training – Learning Data Science
You should never stop learning, especially within the IT industry. There are many fields to move into nowadays within the data space, you still have your classic / cloud...
2019-09-12
228 reads
Are My SQL Server Indexes Being Used?
Indexes can be incredibly beneficial to your database performance; however, they do come with a cost—indexes both consume storage space and affect insert performance. Therefore, it is important as...
2019-09-11 (first published: 2019-08-28)
2,786 reads
Changing the SQL Data Masker Connection Target
This post will explain how to change the connection in your masking set when using SQL Data Masker from Redgate. I’m writing this more for myself than anyone else....
2019-09-11
43 reads
Gatekeeping and the lack of diversity in the workplace
Recently I have become more vocal on Twitter and on my personal blog about my social activism. For the record, I have been an activist for LGBTQIA+ rights since...
2019-09-11
116 reads
Restoring an Expired Certificate–#SQLNewBlogger
Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. One common task that you might need to...
2019-09-11 (first published: 2019-09-02)
303 reads
SQL Server Wishlist
This month for T-SQL Tuesday Kevin Chant asks us what our fantasy SQL feature would be. https://www.kevinrchant.com/2019/09/03/t-sql-tuesday-118-your-fantasy-sql-feature/ I think it’s appropriate to give a shout-out to Microsoft at this...
2019-09-11
85 reads
Blogs
Using CAT for Testing of Data Agents
In last months one of the scenarios where you can use AI has been...
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Forums
Creating JSON II
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Creating JSON II
Engineer Lessons
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Engineer Lessons
Question of the Day
Creating JSON II
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( N'City':N'Denver' RETURNING JSON) GOSee possible answers