Restoring a Database from Azure
In a previous post, I described how you can use Azure storage to store SQL Server database backup files. This...
2019-03-01
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Blog Posts
Transforming Data With Azure Data Factory Data Flow
Azure Data Factory (ADF) offers a convenient cloud-based platform for orchestrating data from and to on-premise, on-cloud, and hybrid sources...
2019-03-01
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What is my why?–T-SQL Tuesday #111
This is an interesting question from Andy Leonard for T-SQL Tuesday: What Is Your “Why”? He is this month’s host...
2019-03-01 (first published: 2019-02-12)
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Why make?
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #111 prompt by Andy Leonard. T-SQL Tuesday is a way...
2019-03-01 (first published: 2019-02-12)
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It’s always parameter sniffing: Line Endings
Combining a few themes of recent posts today. I’ll mix in some sp_executesql, it’s always parameter sniffing, and the plan...
2019-02-28
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SQL Server Script To Check Your Backup RPO Status
I recently wanted a script to tell me that for every database on a given server
What levels of backups I...
2019-02-28 (first published: 2019-02-13)
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What Data Is Being Sent Externally By Power BI Visuals?
As you build your Power BI reports, you may want to use maps and custom visuals. Have you thought about...
2019-02-28
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A short guide to sp_executesql
Last week I talked about single use plans. One way to increase execution plan re-use is to parameterize queries by...
2019-02-27
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Dem queries
Dem queries, dem queries, dem slow queries,
Dem queries, dem queries, dem fast queries,
Dem queries, dem queries, dem big queries,
Now write...
2019-02-27
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Editorial – Dealing with Ugly Babies
One thing I learned while working as a database administrator over 17 years is the importance of teamwork across departments....
2019-02-27
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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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