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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Blog Posts
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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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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A Cool Image
Maybe we can get Chris Spalton to do some of these for all our events? I really like it. Just a few days until SQL in the City Summit...
2019-04-26
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ASF 021: Guy in a Cube interview (part 1)
Introduction Guy in a Cube is all about helping you master business analytics on the Microsoft Business analytics stack to allow you to drive business growth. They are just...
2019-04-26
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Enable a Named Instance to Connect on 1433
My default setup for a few years is to only use named instances, usually with a standard SQL2014 or SQL 2016 as the name of the instance. Recently, I...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2019-04-22)
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Some Time Away
Greetings everybody! It has been a while since I posted anything here. I figured I...
2019-04-26 (first published: 2019-04-15)
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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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