Learning Containers
I find that I’m using containers more and more to get things done with SQL Server. They’re so easy to set up for testing, spin ’em up, do stuff,...
2019-05-20
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Blog Posts
Quick Tip – How to fix SQL Server 2017 install error on Ubuntu 18.04: E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend – open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
Problem Recently, when I tried to install SQL Server 2017 (mssql-server package) in Ubuntu 18.04, I encountered the error below: The command that I used to install the mssql-server...
2019-05-20
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SQL Server Large Memory Pages
SQL Server Enterprise Edition can leverage large memory pages to reduce the amount of memory pointers required for larger SQL Server deployments. Reducing the number of pointers makes the...
2019-05-20 (first published: 2019-05-06)
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Back with a new focus
First let me say wow can’t believe that it has been almost 3 years since I have blogged. The last few years my career have been focused on transitioning...
2019-05-19
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SQLDay 2019 – day 3 (last)
SQLDay 2019 has come to an end. Three days with workshops, technical sessions, networking and knowledge. All done by community for community. I think this is the reason the...
2019-05-19
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2019-05-17T15:59:50-05:00
TEST Kids learn so quick. It's amazing how fast my son has picked up #origami. He often has to wait for his slow-poke dad.
2019-05-17
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Azure Cosmos DB – Real-time ETL using Change Feed and Azure Functions
Many people who read my Cosmos DB articles are looking for an effective way to export data to SQL, either on-demand or in real-time. After performing a search term...
2019-05-17 (first published: 2019-05-05)
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Launching ADS from SSMS
If you haven’t heard, SSMS v18 went GA (Generally Availability) recently. You can download it from Microsoft, though if you have a preview version, you do need to uninstall...
2019-05-17 (first published: 2019-05-06)
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Security Learning Pathway at PASS Summit.
This year PASS is trying something new at PASS Summit. There are going to be Learning Pathways. A learning pathway ... Continue reading
2019-05-17
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'Ups...I have deleted some data. Can you put it back?' - dbatools for the rescue
Few days ago I received a request to restore a dozen of tables because someone have deleted more data than it was supposed. I immediately thought about dbatools for...
2019-05-17
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Blogs
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
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Question of the Day
The Large Encoded Value
I want to use the new BASE64_ENCODE() function in SQL Server 2025, but return a string that isn't large type. What is the longest varbinary string I can pass in and still get a varchar(8000) returned?
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