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...
2019-05-02
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Blog Posts
Using the same Azure DevOps build steps for Terraform with different Pipelines with Task Groups to build an Azure Linux SQL VM
In my last post I showed how to build an Azure DevOps Pipeline for a Terraform build of an Azure SQLDB. This will take the terraform code and build...
2019-05-02 (first published: 2019-04-22)
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ASF 021 video invitation (Star Wars Theme)
Since now, we will not keep our guests in secret. We want you to be prepared and wait if you’re interested in. First time 2 vs 2 in #AskSQLFamily...
2019-05-01 (first published: 2019-04-19)
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Deploy SSIS Packages with PowerShell .ISPAC Deployment, using the SSIS Provider
In today's world, people expect to be able to commit one change, then have the entire project re-deployed and automated tests run against it. Using the SSIS PowerShell...
2019-05-01
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Deploy SSIS Packages with PowerShell .ISPAC Deployment, using the SSIS Provider
In today's world, people expect to be able to commit one change, then have the entire project re-deployed and automated tests run against it. Using the SSIS PowerShell...
2019-05-01
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Discount Code for SQL Saturday Atlanta 2019 Precon
We have a discount code for last-minute attendees looking to go to our exciting preconference training session at this year’s SQL Saturday Atlanta on May 17th, 2019, called “Level...
2019-05-01
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Do you have out of date index statistics?
As you may all know, having up to date index statistics is the key to make sure the query optimizer can choose the most optimal execution plan for any...
2019-05-01
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Drop Database Objects Practically Risk-Free!
FIRST OF A TWO PART SERIES Some months ago, a fellow DBA came to me and expressed her concern over the normal housecleaning process that occurred at her company. ...
2019-05-01 (first published: 2019-04-17)
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SQL Homework – May 2019 – SQLCMD and the DAC
Yes, it’s that time again. Time to do your homework. This month your homework is to set up the DAC ... Continue reading
2019-05-01
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The case of scalar UDF inlining, where context is everything
I have a shorter post this week, but I reckon it’s an interesting story. As part of the new Intelligent Query Processing improvements introduced in the upcoming SQL Server...
2019-05-01
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Blogs
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
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