Weekly reading #7
It is MVP Summit time! I have not made it this year unfortunately. I hope all MVPs have a greate...
2019-03-18
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Blog Posts
Why to Avoid Using the Current Database Name in Object Definitions in SQL Server
I’ve recently published an article, “Why You Shouldn’t Hardcode the Current Database Name in Your Views, Functions, and Stored Procedures,” over on Simple Talk. In the article, I discuss:...
2019-03-18
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Writing a presentation 3: Entering the PowerPoint world
This is a series I’m writing as I prepare for SQL Saturday Chicago 2019. My session is called Performance tuning...
2019-03-18
337 reads
Kernel Migrator for SQL Server – Expert Product Review
Ease of use, accuracy, integrity, efficiency, and security are some characteristics which a good software should have, and when we speak of software products that focus on business users,...
2019-03-17
19 reads
Kernel Migrator for SQL Server – Expert Product Review
Ease of use, accuracy, integrity, efficiency, and security are some characteristics which a good software should have, and when we...
2019-03-17
438 reads
Last Week Reading (2019-03-17)
Hi there! I’m in Bellevue, WA today when finishing this post. My first MVP Summit and the second trip to...
2019-03-17
372 reads
Presenting with VS Code and Running Commands on Remote Hosts
In this blog post, I’m going to show you how to use VS Code and Azure Data Studio for presentations where you need to execute local code on remote...
2019-03-17
17 reads
Presenting with VS Code and Running Commands on Remote Hosts
In this blog post, I’m going to show you how to use VS Code and Azure Data Studio for presentations...
2019-03-17
349 reads
Cruel Joke: Prevent SQL Server From Starting, and With (Almost) No Indication Why
(last updated: 2019-03-07 @ 15:40 EST / 2019-03-07 @ 20:40 UTC )
I ran across something the other day that I thought would be...
2019-03-15 (first published: 2019-03-01)
3,725 reads
SQL Homework – March 2019 – Reconfigure tempdb
You’ve heard of tempdb right? It’s one of the system databases. All of the system databases are important but poor...
2019-03-15 (first published: 2019-03-04)
2,428 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate:A Prehistory
By Steve Jones
I’ve covered the values in a number of previous posts on the Book of...
Evidence-bound: what AgentDBA will and won’t link
By Arun Sirpal
When the evidence names the database, it says so. When it doesn’t, it stops....
Prep data for AI vs. Fabric Data Agent Instructions: What Goes Where?
By James Serra
Making Data AI-Ready, Part 3 (This is the final article in a three-part series...
Forums
Azure SQL Database Event Log Limitations
Hi, Do you know if there is a way to get more detailed logging...
Four Rules for Adding AI Without Breaking What Already Works
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Four Rules for Adding AI...
SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Hello, the title says it all. Is the SQL Server 2025 section missing?
Question of the Day
Hyperscale Replicas III
In an Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Edition, how many named replicas can be configured?
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