Using PowerShell in Containers
The vision for PowerShell Core is to be able to run PowerShell anywhere. In this article, I’m going to discuss how you can use Docker Containers to enable just...
2019-05-15 (first published: 2019-05-02)
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Blog Posts
What is Service Broker, and Why Would We Use It?
I was recently asked in a Service Broker class that I was teaching why we would use it. Good question! Read on....
2019-05-15 (first published: 2019-05-03)
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Animating a Magic 8 Ball in SQL Server Management Studio
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #114 prompt by Matthew McGiffen. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database...
2019-05-14
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Animating a Magic 8 Ball in SQL Server Management Studio
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #114 prompt by Matthew McGiffen. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database...
2019-05-14
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Azure SQL Database Serverless
Quite a significant change has taken place within the Azure SQL Database space, more specifically the development of Azure SQL Database Serverless. Currently in preview mode this “compute” tier changes...
2019-05-14
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Capture Trend in Dead Lock Occurances
Deadlocks are usually detected and resolved automatically by SQL Server by killing one of the SPIDs involved in it. You may have an alert setup to notify you and/or users...
2019-05-14 (first published: 2019-05-01)
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CREATE DATABASE failed on SQL Server FCI cluster: Only formatted files on which the cluster resource of the server has a dependency can be used
Problem Today, I have a request to create a new database on two-node SQL Server 2016 failover cluster instance, which is in an active/passive configuration. I connected to the...
2019-05-14
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How to recognize the early stages of burnout, and my treatment plan
I recently realized that I’m in the early stages of burnout. This isn’t an unfamiliar place for me, but it is new for me to recognize the early signs...
2019-05-14
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Make Sure You’re Eligible to Vote in the 2019 PASS Election
In order to vote you have to have filled out your profile on PASS.org. Rather than guess, take a minute to login and go to https://www.pass.org/MYPASS.aspx?viewctl=MyProfile. If you’re eligible...
2019-05-14
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Puzzles and Daily Trivia
One of my favorite database automations is to send trivia style questions daily. This helps me to mentor and assess other dba talent within an organization without being too...
2019-05-14
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Blogs
The Mystery of SQL Server 2025’s New Tricks – Scooby Dooing Episode 5
Every Scooby-Doo mystery starts with a haunted house, a strange villain, and a trail...
A Prompt AI Experiment
By Steve Jones
Prompt AI released recently and I decided to try a few things with the...
SQL Server Is Slow (part 1 of 4)
By Kevin3NF
How should you respond when you get the dreaded Email/Slack/Text/DriveBy from someone yelling at...
Forums
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SQL Server, Heaps and Fragmentation
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Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale – Level 2: Page Server Architecture Explained
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SQL Server, Heaps and Fragmentation
A table without a clustered index (heap) will NOT suffer from fragmentation during frequent updates or deletes. True or False?
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