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?
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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)
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SSIS Lookup Cache Modes
In SQL Server Integration Services, the lookup component is one of the most frequently used tools for data validation and completion. The lookup component is provided as a means...
2019-09-05
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VSCode Tips–Remove the Highlighted Line
VSCode was making me crazy as I was writing a script. I like a light theme, and every time I went to type, I saw this: The highlight was...
2019-09-05 (first published: 2019-08-23)
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Azure Storage Explorer
I only ever use the storage explorer when managing my blobs, files, queues within storage accounts. It is your single view access point for all your storage needs and...
2019-09-04
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Convert legacy password storage without aggravating your users
In a previous post I wrote about storing password hashes in a database, which raises the question of how to convert an existing legacy password storage system to use hashes (or...
2019-09-04
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MEAP MEAP – #dbatoolsMoL – Live Book edition
It’s been a busy time! As well as many other things, the fantastical BDFL of dbatools Chrissy Lemaire @cl and myself have written enough of a chunk of Learn dbatools in...
2019-09-04
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Query Performance Tuning with Filtered Statistics
Introduction I recently got a call from our DBA telling me that the CPU usage is hitting 100% on the DB server and the ETL process runs for more...
2019-09-04 (first published: 2019-08-26)
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Capturing My Own Metrics: #SQLNewBlogger
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Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)
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