SQL Tuesday #118 – Your Fantasy SQL Feature
This month’s T-SQL Tuesday invitation comes from Kevin Chant and he’s asking us about a fantasy feature that we’d love to see in SQL Server. I had a little...
2019-09-09
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Blog Posts
Azure – What is a Shared Access Signature?
Using a Shared Access Signature (SAS) is usually the best way to control access rights to Azure storage resources (like a container for backups) without exposing the primary /...
2019-09-08
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Last Week Reading (2019-09-08)
Hello all and welcome after my one month of my absence. What was I doing? Thank you for asking! I have been on holiday. ONE month of very relaxing,...
2019-09-08
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Letter To My Father
We spread my Fathers ashes over the past weekend. It was one of the hardest things...
2019-09-06 (first published: 2019-08-22)
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My Organizer's Notes and Goodbye after #SQLSatBR 2019
Some 2019 tips for other SQLSat organizers from my last year as lead organizer of SQLSatBR. I hope as a fellow organizer, you can pull some ideas and inspiration...
2019-09-06 (first published: 2019-08-21)
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Q&A: Dealing with Thousands of Databases (Part 3)
This is Part 3 in a three-part series. Please see Part 1 and Part 2 for more.
What does your average day look like?
I’m going to punt to my “A...
2019-09-06
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Q&A: Dealing with Thousands of Databases (Part 3)
This is Part 3 in a three-part series. Please see Part 1 and Part 2 for more. There we go! Thank you Jon for sending in your questions. This...
2019-09-06
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Q&A: Dealing with Thousands of Databases (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a series. Please see [Part 1]/2019/09/03/qa-dealing-with-thousands-of-databases/) for the background and more.
What is the most unexpected experience you’ve had in this position?
I have two answers...
2019-09-05
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Q&A: Dealing with Thousands of Databases (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a series. Please see Part 1 for the background and more. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion in Part 3, coming soon!
The post Q&A:...
2019-09-05
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SpeedPASS Printing
Based on the great post and script from Wayne Sheffield I decided to try again pre-printing the SpeedPASS for everyone this year. I dislike the line of shame and...
2019-09-05 (first published: 2019-08-21)
223 reads
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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Independence Day 2026
In the original Independence Day movie (1996), what type of computer did Jeff Goldblum use to connect to the alien mainframe? Take a guess, don't look it up or ask AI.
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