SQLDay 2019 – Day 2
Tuesday is the day when SQLDay starts. The doors are opened from 8am but the show begins with a keynote at 9am. This year the keynote talk was done...
2019-05-15
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Blog Posts
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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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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Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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