SQL Server Backup / Restore from URL
I think many have covered how you should backup your SQL Server database to Azure storage (also known as backup to URL) but what about restoring? Lets assume you...
2019-11-07
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Blog Posts
That slippery slope
We need to have processes and rules. They are important to any business. That said, exceptions are also going to ... Continue reading
2019-11-07 (first published: 2019-10-30)
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Voting for the PASS Board
Voting is open for the PASS Board, as of yesterday (Nov 6). The candidate page is up, and there are 6 amazing candidates for 3 slots. They are: Chris...
2019-11-07
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Build a SQL Cluster Lab Part 1
This article is Part 1 in a series of articles showing how to build a SQL Cluster Lab. It covers building a Windows Cluster in Hyper-V that supports both...
2019-11-06 (first published: 2019-10-28)
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Building an Azure Sandbox
It’s that time of the year again. No, not fall, although I do love the weather change that’s around the corner. It’s time for me to rebuild my Azure...
2019-11-06
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Building an Azure Sandbox
It’s that time of the year again. No, not fall, although I do love the weather change that’s around the corner. It’s time for me to rebuild my Azure...
2019-11-06
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Building an Azure Sandbox
It’s that time of the year again. No, not fall, although I do love the weather change that’s around the corner. It’s time for me to rebuild my Azure...
2019-11-06
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Getting table row counts with sp_Tablecount
Sometimes you just want to get a quick row count for a specific table – other times you may want to see a list of tables order by size...
2019-11-06 (first published: 2019-10-30)
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Hi, I’m Hamish Watson and I’m running for the PASS Board of Directors.
Hi, I’m Hamish Watson and I am running for the PASS Board of Directors: https://www.pass.org/Governance/Elections.aspx This blog post is why I decided to run for the board, why I...
2019-11-06
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Links and Resources from “How to Architect Successful Database Changes”
Steve Jones and I had a great time today talking about source control for databases and release patterns for performance and availability in Seattle. We had a great group...
2019-11-06
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Blogs
Excellent article on securing msdb
By Brian Kelley
Fabiano Amorim has written an excellent article at Simple Talk on securing msdb. Here's...
T-SQL Tuesday #201: Temp Tables
By Steve Jones
This month we have a new host, which I am grateful for. So many...
When Do You Reach For A #temp Table?
I needed to do some research because there is more to #temp tables than...
Forums
jdbc auth failing to sql from sap's cloud middleware CPI
hi , our business partner is asking s4 sap api's for receivable info and...
Searching for my own posts
I have a really stupid question... Is there an easy way to search for...
How to Work with On-Premises AI Models to Generate T-SQL Code
Comments posted to this topic are about the item How to Work with On-Premises...
Question of the Day
Escaping Strings
The STRING_ESCAPE() function requires 2 parameters in SQL Server 2025. The first is a string of text and the second is the type of escape rules being used. What are the options for the second parameter?
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