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Tomorrow is the SQL in the City Summit in London. Right now I’m in a Heathrow airport hotel, finalizing some prep for the event. I have to run a...
2019-04-29
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Blog Posts
Speaking at PowerShell Summit 2019
Speaking at PowerShell Summit 2019!
I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2019 the conference runs from April 29th 2018 through...
2019-04-29
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Speaking at PowerShell Summit 2019
Speaking at PowerShell Summit 2019! I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2019 the conference runs from April 29th 2018 through...
2019-04-29
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SQL Server Management Studio 18.0 is available now.
SSMS 18.0 is available for download now.Microsoft has released the new version of SSMS, the free client tool from Microsoft to manage to the SQL Server infrastructure from SQL...
2019-04-29
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SQL Server Management Studio 18.0 is available now.
SSMS 18.0 is available for download now.Microsoft has released the new version of SSMS, the free client tool from Microsoft to manage to the SQL Server infrastructure from SQL...
2019-04-29
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Weekly reading #13
#13, #13, #13 – that must be a good week! This firs week of May we call a “long weekend” as we have at least 2 days off! This...
2019-04-29
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What is Automation?
Today I got a bit closer to a meaningful definition of automation, as it applies to the software development process. I’ve been turning this concept over in my head...
2019-04-29
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What is Implicit Conversion?
Another quick post of simple changes you can make to your code to create more optimal execution plans. This one is on implicit conversions. An implicit conversion is when...
2019-04-29 (first published: 2019-04-17)
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My Ignite 2018 SQL PowerShell Scripts now available in GitHub
It appears that I forgot to post my SQL PowerShell Scripts from my talk at Ignite 2018 (video here). Big thanks to Tony Green ( t ) for bringing...
2019-04-27
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My Ignite 2018 SQL PowerShell Scripts now available in GitHub
It appears that I forgot to post my SQL PowerShell Scripts from my talk at Ignite 2018 (video here). Big thanks to Tony Green ( t ) for bringing...
2019-04-27
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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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