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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Blog Posts
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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Find identical duplicate indexes - Revised
I realized yesterday I posted this quickly after testing only against SQL 2016 version. So I decided to also test against SQL 2014 and 2012 versions to make sure...
2019-05-16
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New Pluralsight Course – Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods
New Pluralsight Course – Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods
My new course “Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods” in now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you...
2019-05-16
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New Pluralsight Course – Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods
New Pluralsight Course – Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods My new course “Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods” in now available on Pluralsight here! Check out the trailer here or if you...
2019-05-16
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
PostgreSQL Support in the Data API Builder
By Steve Jones
Next week I’m at VS Live in San Diego (register and join me) and...
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