Changing Git Credentials in Windows
tl;dr For Windows when you need a different account. I had to work with a new GitHub account recently and needed to add a separate account. I worked through...
2019-08-16
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Blog Posts
Copy Files to a Docker Container
One of the things that’s handy when working with containers is being able to move files in and out of the container. Certainly you can do this from a...
2019-08-16 (first published: 2019-07-31)
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SQL Homework – August 2019 – Getting the data out
Everything else aside two of the most important tasks of a database are to get data in, and get data ... Continue reading
2019-08-16 (first published: 2019-08-05)
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David's book: Putting Your Head in the Clouds
I have had a few people contact me over the last few weeks asking if David’s ebook “Putting Your Head in the Clouds” is still available. The short answer...
2019-08-15 (first published: 2019-08-05)
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Get All Database Snapshots and Their Parent Databases On A SQL Server
This is going to be a quick post but this morning I was asked the question, ‘how can I get the name of all the database snapshots on a...
2019-08-15
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Installing Microsoft MDS on SQL Server Standard Edition
HaHa, tricked you. You can’t install SQL MDS on Standard Edition. You must first upgrade to SQL Enterprise Edition before you can proceed with an MDS installation. Upgrading SQL...
2019-08-15
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Running Containers In a Virtual Machine
The more you work with containers, the more you just want to work with containers. However, there are still reasons to have a virtual machine for some types of...
2019-08-15 (first published: 2019-08-05)
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Big fall conference – PASS Summit schedule is up!
PASS Summit 2019 now has a schedule and learning tracks, and a letter to convince your boss you should go!
The post Big fall conference – PASS Summit schedule is...
2019-08-14
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Find queries with high memory grants – using Query Store
I had a server that looked like it had been suffering from memory contention. I wanted to see what queries were being run that had high memory requirements. The...
2019-08-14 (first published: 2019-07-31)
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How to really store a password in a database
Recently I wrote: Don’t store passwords in a database. I stand by this statement. I expected a lot of flak because I didn’t explain myself. This post goes into...
2019-08-14
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
A design question in a parent child relationship
I am not sure which is the best way to proceed. I have parent...
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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