Database Development Gone Wrong
I recently shared a story about how I was personally responsible for a development project going off the rails (and oh boy, did it go off the rails). It’s...
2019-03-13
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Blog Posts
Differences Between the Various Binary Collations (Cultures, Versions, and BIN vs BIN2)
(last updated: 2019-03-15 @ 02:45 EST / 2019-03-15 @ 06:45 UTC )
Binary collations are, in many ways, simpler to understand than non-binary collations...
2019-03-13
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Does SQL Server 2019 run on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS?
Yes. Here’s the proof from an output of SELECT @@VERSION: [crayon-5c98bf6b3202b962253620/] Here’s a screenshot of me running mssql-cli on the...
2019-03-13
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Enable Mail Profile – Back to Basics
I’ve seen many people go through the trouble of setting up database mail and configuring SQL Agent Alerts only to...
2019-03-13
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How Do You Export A Database in Azure Data Studio
I’ve been writing a bunch about Azure Data Studio. I’ve also been recording videos on the topic. A comment I...
2019-03-13 (first published: 2019-02-25)
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PASS Summit 2019 Call for Speakers is Open – How I Sketch Out My Submission Ideas
Are you interested in speaking at the Professional Association for SQL Server’s annual Summit conference? The call for speakers is now open, and you may submit up to three...
2019-03-13
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Power BI Monthly Digest – March 2019
In this month’s Power BI Digest with Manuel Quintana [Blog | Twitter] and I will again guide you through some of...
2019-03-13
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Quick tip: Zoom in Azure Data Studio
If you finally have given a try to Azure Data Studio, and if you use it on a regular basis,...
2019-03-13
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Quick tip: Zoom in Azure Data Studio
If you finally have given a try to Azure Data Studio, and if you use it on a regular basis, maybe you want to customize it to suit your...
2019-03-13
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SQL Server Deadlocks
A quick video clip showing how to create a deadlock in SQL Server and find information about it.
2019-03-13
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Blogs
Using Prompt AI for a Travel Data Analysis
By Steve Jones
I was looking back at my year and decided to see if SQL Prompt...
FinOps for Kubernetes: Leveraging OpenCost, KubeGreen, and Kubecost for Cost Efficiency
In the era of cloud-native applications, Kubernetes has become the default standard platform for...
2025 Wrapped for Steve
By Steve Jones
I’ve often done some analysis of my year in different ways. Last year I...
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reaching ftp thru winscp but erroring in ssis ftp task connection
Hi, below i show various results trying to reach our ftp site (a globalscape...
Finding Motivation
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
What does this code return?
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