Azure – Backing up to URL

In a previous post, I talked about some of the available storage options that can be used to back up...

My New Year Challenge: The Kessel Run and Keto

The Kessel Run Medal for 2019Hello Dear Reader, it's been a while since we talked.  Part of the new year is setting goals.  I plan to blog more.  I...

My New Year Challenge: The Kessel Run and Keto

The Kessel Run Medal for 2019Hello Dear Reader, it's been a while since we talked.  Part of the new year...

Pro SQL Server on Linux- More Installs

As part of my learning goals for 2018, I wanted to work through various books. This is part of my...

Quick Permissions Audit

DBAs often need to figure out who has access to what. When that need arises, it is frequently adequate to just perform a quick permissions audit.
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SQL Bits 2019: The Great Data Heist

SQL Bits is almost here! It’s February 27th to March 2nd. SQL Bits is one of the most popular SQL...

Today, I’m making my 100th post on SQLShack

The journey with the SQLShack family has been a one from the beginning. It is certainly not easy to join...

Today, I’m making my 100th post on SQLShack

The journey with the SQLShack family has been a one from the beginning. It is certainly not easy to join an excellent group of elite authors. When I joined...

Why Can't I Shrink TempDB?

I know, I know....#OMGShrinkingIsBadDontEverDoThatOrElseEtcEtcEtc

We all know that there are simply times you have to shrink some files.  There are risks...

WordPress's Block Editor and the Publicize Feature

Like many folks using Wordpress, I post a tweet each time I publish a blog entry and that’s done automatically by Wordpress. In the Wordpress Classic Editor, there was...